Gk. Muralidhar et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF YBA2CU3O7-X THIN-FILMS DEPOSITED BY HIGH-PRESSUREOXYGEN SPUTTERING, Solid state communications, 89(8), 1994, pp. 713-717
Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 thin films have been deposited by high press
ure oxygen sputtering technique (HOST). The epitaxial films prepared o
n MgO substrates have been analysed using Rutherford Backscattering Sp
ectroscopy (RBS) and Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES). The films are
found to be stoichiometric and homogeneous. Thickness uniformity and s
urface roughness of these films have also been analysed. The possible
sputter mechanism in this method has been discussed.