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Growth of oxide seed layers on Ni and other technologically interesting metal substrates: Issues related to formation and control of sulfur superstructures for texture optimization

  • C. Cantoni
  • , D. K. Christen
  • , A. Goyal
  • , L. Heatherly
  • , F. A. List
  • , G. W. Ownby
  • , D. M. Zehner
  • , H. M. Christen
  • , C. M. Rouleau

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Abstract

The current carrying capabilities of RABiTS are connected to the crystalline quality of the seed buffer layer and the stability of the metal/seed layer interface. Our study shows that the epitaxial growth of commonly used seed layers on textured Ni is mediated by a sulfur superstructure present on the metal surface. Many structural defects generated during seed layer growth (secondary orientations, in-plane rotation, incomplete cube texture) can be related to the S surface concentration and superstructure coverage. More generally, our results indicate that the epitaxial deposition of several classes of oxides (fluorite, perovskite, RE2O3) on several {100} 〈100〉 fcc metals depends, in addition to chemical stability and lattice match, on the existence and optimization of S superstructures on the metal surface. On these bases, we discuss issues related to the growth of different oxides on Ni, Ni-alloys, and Pd surfaces having different chemical and structural properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2646-2650
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume13
Issue number2 III
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2003
Event2002 Applied Superconductivity Conference - Houston, TX, United States
Duration: Aug 4 2002Aug 9 2002

Funding

Manuscript received August 8, 2002. This paper was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 and in part by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC. The authors are with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA (e-mail: [email protected]). Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TASC.2003.811936

Keywords

  • Buffer layers
  • Coated conductors
  • Epitaxial films
  • Metal surface

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