Structural studies on Fe-substituted Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductors by Mössbauer spectroscopy

Raman detection of the superconducting gap in Ba-Y-Cu-O superconductors.

Spin Gap, Electronic Crossover, and Charge Density Waves in Y-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors*

This paper discusses recent NQR/NMR studies performed on Y-Ba-Cu-0 superconductors at the University of Zürich. The work is concerned with normal state properties which are still controversial, for instance the spin-gap effect, i.e. the opening of a pseudo gap in the electron spin excitation spectrum at a temperature 7*, which lies above Tc. We will report on the detection of "anomalies" which ...

Superconducting and structural properties of plasma sprayed Y-Ba-Cu-O layers deposited on metallic substrates*

The properties of plasma sprayed Y-Ba-Cu-O coatings deposited on metallic substrates are studied. Stainless steel, nickel steels and pure nickel are used as substrate. Y-Ba-Cu-O deposited on stainless steel and nickel steel reacts with the substrate. This interaction can be suppressed by using an yttria-stabilized zirconia (YsZ) diffusion barrier. However, after heat treatment the Y-Ba-Cu-O lay...

Composition of Pulsed-Laser-Deposited Y-Ba-Cu-O and Ba-K-Bi-O Thin Films

The composition of pulsed-laser-deposited Y-Ba-Cu-O and Ba-K-Bi-O thin films is shown to be strongly affected by target conditioning, gas pressure, and targetsubstrate distance. For both compounds, ablation from a freshly sanded target surface results in films with an excess of the more volatile elements. The concentration of these volatile elements in the films decreases until the system reach...

Nonequilibrium kinetic inductive response of Y–Ba–Cu–O photodetectors

We present a comprehensive study of the light-induced transient nonequilibrium kinetic inductive response of high-quality, epitaxial Y–Ba–Cu–O (YBCO) thin films. The test structures consisted of 20–30 μm wide coplanar strip (CPS) transmission lines with 7–10 μm separation, patterned in 100 nm thick YBCO films grown on MgO and LaAlO3 substrates. Each CPS structure contained a 5 μm wide, 7–10 μm ...