Chemical Solution Approaches to YBa2Cu3O7−δ-Au Nanocomposite Superconducting Thin Films
| Autor: | Marie-José Casanove, Alberto Pomar, Patricia Abellan, L M Liz-Marzán, M Col, T. Puig, X. Obradors, Felip Sandiumenge, F Martínez-Julián, I Pastoriza-Santos, Susagna Ricart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
010302 applied physics
Nanocomposite Materials science Biomedical Engineering Nanoparticle Bioengineering General Chemistry Condensed Matter Physics Microstructure 01 natural sciences Colloid Chemical engineering Colloidal gold Electrical resistivity and conductivity 0103 physical sciences General Materials Science Nanometre Particle size 010306 general physics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 11:3245-3255 |
| ISSN: | 1533-4880 |
| DOI: | 10.1166/jnn.2011.3762 |
| Popis: | We explore the feasibility of preparing YBa2CU3O7-Au (YBCO-Au) nanocomposite thin films by chemical solution deposition (CSD). Two approaches were used: (i) A standard in-situ methodology where Au metallorganic salts are added into the precursor solution of YBCO trifluoroacetate (TFA) salts and (ii) a novel approach where stable colloidal solutions of preformed gold nanoparticles (5-15 nm) were homogeneously mixed with TFA-YBCO solutions. A detailed analysis of the microstructure of the films showed that in both cases, there is a strong tendency of gold nanoparticles to migrate to the film surface. However the kinetics of this migration evidences important differences and in the case of preformed nanoparticles their size remains unchanged (a few nanometers) whereas for the in-situ nanocomposites gold ripening leads to large particles (hundreds of nanometers). The grown YBCO-Au films showed good superconducting characteristics (J(c) 2 MA/cm2 at 77 K) but the absence of Au inclusions inside the YBCO matrix explains the fact that no enhancement of vortex pinning was observed. |
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