Micro-Structural Properties of YBa2Cu3O(7-x)/ZnO Nanorods on SrTiO3.

Autor: Jin Z, Park C, Song KJ, Kang S, Ko KE, Park C, Ko RK, Han SW
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology [J Nanosci Nanotechnol] 2015 Jan; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 642-6.
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.8326
Abstrakt: We examined the local structural and the interfacial properties of YBa2Cu3O(7-x) (YBCO)/ZnO nanorods on SrTiO3 (STO) substrates using various measurements. Vertically aligned ZnO nanorods were synthesized on STO substrates using a catalyst-free metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. YBCO films were deposited ex-situ on the ZnO nanorods/STO templates using a DC magnetron sputtering deposition. X-ray diffraction revealed that the YBCO films were crystallized along their c-axes on the ZnO nanorods/STO templates. Transmission electron microscopy measurements demonstrated that YBCO filled the space between ZnO nanorods and that both interfaces of YBCO/ZnO nanorods and ZnO nanorods/STO were quite clean with no disorder. Polarization-dependent extended X-ray absorption fine structure measurements at the Cu K edge showed extra disorder in the CuO2 planes of YBCO/ZnO nanorods/STO, compared with that of YBCO/STO. The superconductivity transition temperature (T(c)) of YBCO/ZnO nanorods/STO was approximately 50 K whereas that of YBCO/STO was 93 K. The decrease of T(c) of YBCO/ZnO nanorods/STO was ascribed to the structural disorder of CuO2 planes as well as grain boundaries in the YBCO films.
Databáze: MEDLINE