Thickness effect on the structure and superconductivity of Nd1.2Ba1.8Cu3Oz epitaxial films
M. Salluzzo, G. M. de Luca, D. Marrè, M. Putti, M. Tropeano, U. Scotti di Uccio, R. Vaglio
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.134521 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We have studied the effect of thickness on the structure and superconductivity of Nd1.2Ba1.8Cu3Oz (NdBCO) epitaxial films deposited on SrTiO3 (100) substrates. High-quality NdBCO films were deposited by high oxygen pressure sputtering. The samples have been carefully characterized by transport measurements and x-ray diffraction using conventional and synchrotron radiation sources. Two structural transformations are observed. The first one is a crossover from the orthorhombic and twinned structure, typical of thick samples, to a pseudotetragonal phase at thickness lower than 60 unit cells. The pseudotetragonal phase exhibits peculiar x-ray diffuse scattering around the Bragg reflections, associated with nanostructured twinned domains. The second one appears at a thickness lower than 20 unit cells and is assigned to a pseudotetragonal-tetragonal transition. The transport properties are not modified at the first crossover, while a substantial decrease in Tc and in the number of holes is observed at the pseudotetragonal-tetragonal transformation. Our results suggest that the structural rearrangement and the transport properties are explained by the ordering of Cu(1)O chains. A simple model, able to explain the experimental results and capturing the essential features of the Cu(1)O chains nucleation process in the R1+xBa2−xCu3O7−δ (R=Y and rare-earth elements) compounds, is presented.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nd1.2Ba1.8Cu3Oz Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 65 | Pressure not reported | zero_resistance |
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