Fh. Kaatz et al., STABILITY OF BILAYER FILMS OF YBA2CU3O7 AND Y-ZRO2 GROWN ON LAALO3 BYPULSED ORGANOMETALLIC BEAM EPITAXY, CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION, 4(3), 1998, pp. 99
Communication: The first successful deposition of a bilayer of YBCO an
d YSZ is reported. Application of high-ir, superconducting materials t
o wires or coated conductors requires an inert, oriented crystalline b
uffer layer to provide lattice strain relief and chemical stability. P
ulsed organometallic beam epitaxy (POMBE) has been used to deposit hig
hly crystalline YBCO on YSZ, as can be seen from the electron diffract
ion pattern of YBCO/YSZ.