Abstract
A reel-to-reel, electron beam evaporation system has been developed to continuously deposit epitaxial CeO2 and other oxide buffer layers on meter-long lengths of biaxially textured Ni tapes. The deposition system includes two interconnected electron beam evaporation chambers and a chamber in which as-rolled Ni tape is in situ annealed to develop biaxial texture. An integral reel-to-reel system with tension control enables motion of the tape with little or no plastic deformation. When depositing epitaxial oxides on Ni, the formation of unfavorably oriented NiO is difficult to avoid. Oxide free, {100}<100> oriented Ni tapes are prepared by control of the partial pressures of H2, HZO and O2 during Ni annealing. X-ray iji-scans have been performed as a function of length to determine the crystallographic consistency of the epitaxial CeO2 over length. Results of SEM examinations of the CeO2 buffer layer microstructure are presented. Results for YBCO films deposited on short segments of these buffered substrates are summarized.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1967-1970 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 PART 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
Funding
Manuscript received September 14,1998. This work was conducted in part under a CRADA with 3WSouthwireLANL funded by the US Department of Energy, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the Office of Energy Research. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation for the US Department of Energy under contract # DE-AC05-960R22464. The authors would like to thank R. A. Hawsey for his support. Three of us (X. Cui., J. E. Mathis. and D. T. Verebelyi.) would like to acknowledge the support from Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
Funders | Funder number |
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Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation | DE-AC05-960R22464 |
Office of Energy Research | |
U.S. Department of Energy | |
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | |
Oak Ridge Associated Universities |