IN-SITU DEPOSITION OF ERNI2B2C FILMS BY PULSED-LASER ABLATION TECHNIQUE

Superconducting borocarbides are generally obtained in the form of pol ycrystalline material or single crystal. In this paper, we will presen t a laser ablation technique to Obtain in situ deposition of the magne tic compound ErNi2B2C. X-ray measurements have been conducted to deter mine the film orientation, while SEM and SFM imaging has been used to study its morphology. We will also present a physical characterization of the normal and superconducting state. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B. V.