Review of superconducting (T-c, H-c2(T), J(c)), electron transport R-s(T),
surface (XPS, UPS) and structural (XRD, RBS) properties of thin films of a
novel superconductor BaNbO3 - x on different substrates is presented. Super
conducting films have been obtained when grown on the Al2O3 with T-c = 14 K
, J(c) approximate to 1 x 10(4) A cm(-2) and large H-c2(0) = 28 T. At the s
ame time, films on NdGaO3 exhibit behavior typical to granular superconduct
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