S. Chromik et al., PROPERTIES OF TL-BASED THIN-FILMS AND THIN-FILM MICROSTRIPS DEPOSITEDBY EVAPORATION OF BAF2, CAF2 AND CU COMPONENTS, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 282, 1997, pp. 639-640
Superconducting Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O thin films were prepared by thermal evap
oration of BaF2, CaF2, and Cu components on MgO substrates followed by
vacuum annealing of Ba-Ca-Cu precursors in dry oxygen and thallinatio
n in flowing oxygen at atmospheric pressure. Dramatic structural chang
es in synthesized films (stored in laboratory surroundings) accompanie
d by an increase of the zero-resistivity T-c, were observed when exami
nations were repeated in months cycles. Microstrips 16 mu m wide and 1
20-150 mu m long were made out of these films and their electrical de
transport properties were investigated.