S. Sanfilippo et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF EPITAXIAL A AXIS AND C-AXIS ORIENTED YBA2CU3O7-X THIN-FILMS - EFFECT OF UNIAXIAL STRESSES, Solid state communications, 96(6), 1995, pp. 391-396
The effects of uniaxial stresses on c axis as well as a axis oriented
thin films of YBa2 Cu3O7 (-) (x) have been investigated. We show that
the effects depend strongly on the microstructure. Thus the a axis ori
ented films exhibit non monotonous uniaxial pressure effects. On the c
ontrary, c axis oriented films show reversible effects. Our results ar
e compared with those previously published.