Solution-derived textured oxide thin films—a review

MS Bhuiyan, M Paranthaman… - … Science and technology, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Thin film growth by a non-vacuum deposition technique, namely, the chemical solution
deposition (CSD) method, is reviewed with emphasis on the growth of various oxide films …

The RABiTS approach: Using rolling-assisted biaxially textured substrates for high-performance YBCO superconductors

A Goyal, MP Paranthaman, U Schoop - MRS bulletin, 2004 - cambridge.org
This article provides an overview of the fabrication of epitaxial, biaxially aligned buffer layers
on rolling-assisted biaxially textured substrates (RABiTS) as templates for YBCO films …

Progress towards all-chemical superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-coated conductors

X Obradors, T Puig, A Pomar… - Superconductor …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Chemical solution deposition (CSD) has recently emerged as a very competitive technique
for obtaining epitaxial films of high quality with controlled nanostructure. In particular, the all …

Chemical solution deposition of YBa2Cu3O7− x coated conductors

K Knoth, S Engel, C Apetrii, M Falter… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2006 - Elsevier
At present, the development of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7− x coated conductors attracts
much attention due to their enormous application potential in electric power systems …

Detailed investigations on La2Zr2O7 buffer layers for YBCO-coated conductors prepared by chemical solution deposition

K Knoth, R Hühne, S Oswald, L Schultz, B Holzapfel - Acta Materialia, 2007 - Elsevier
An extensive study of the growth and properties of La2Zr2O7 (LZO) buffer layers prepared
by chemical solution deposition on Ni–5at.% W rolling-assisted biaxially textured substrates …

An all chemical solution deposition approach for the growth of highly texturedCeO2 caplayers on La2Zr2O7-buffered long lengths of biaxially textured Ni–W substrates …

S Engel, K Knoth, R Hühne, L Schultz… - Superconductor …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
A reel-to-reel, dip coating process has been developed to continuously deposit epitaxial La
2 Zr 2 O 7 (LZO) and CeO 2 on 5 m long cube-textured {100}(001) Ni tapes. Recent results …

Highly textured La2Zr2O7 buffer layers for YBCO-coated conductors prepared by chemical solution deposition

K Knoth, R Hühne, S Oswald, L Schultz… - Superconductor …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Recent results of La 2 Zr 2 O 7 (LZO) buffer layer development for YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7−
x (YBCO-) coated conductors are presented. The major achievement is the development of a …

La2Zr2O7 single buffer layer for YBCO RABiTS coated conductors

T Caroff, S Morlens, A Abrutis, M Decroux… - Superconductor …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Chemical deposition methods like MOD and MOCVD are promising approaches for coated
conductors (CCs) due to their reduced cost and easy scaling. High quality La 2 Zr 2 O 7 …

Growth of thick chemical solution derived pyrochlore La2Zr2O7 buffer layers for YBa2Cu3O7− x coated conductors

K Knoth, R Hühne, S Oswald, L Molina, O Eibl… - Thin Solid Films, 2008 - Elsevier
The preparation of several 100 nm thick La2Zr2O7 (LZO) buffer layers on biaxially textured
Ni-5 at.% W substrates using chemical solution deposition is studied. This oxide material is …

Chemically deposited La2Zr2O7 buffer layers for YBCO-coated conductors: film growth and microstructure

L Molina, K Knoth, S Engel, B Holzapfel… - Superconductor …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
An adequate buffer layer architecture is of great importance for YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ (YBCO)-
coated conductor fabrication. We present a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis …