2001/10/17 by Hans M. Christen, Christen, Hans M.
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Copper Interconnects and Reliability #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Semiconductor materials and devices #Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con) #ZnO doping and properties #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.supr-con
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0110357
Book chapter (19 pages, 9 figures, 116 references)
arxiv created 2001/10/17 · openalex publication_date 2001/10/17 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2024/04/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This book chapter reviews the current status of Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) for coated conductor applications of YBCO on metallic tapes. Clearly, PLD is one of the most promising techniques - particularly for thick films - and has led to some of the highest critical currents Jc. The reputation of PLD as being an expensive technique for manufacturing is carefully addressed by calculating the laser operation cost per length of tape. It is shown that the expenses related to the ownership and operation of an industrial excimer laser (including, most importantly, laser tubes and window sets) contribute 10/kA m - 30/kA m to the cost of a superconducting tape. Significant lowering of this number would require "quantum-leap" changes in laser technology, PLD configuration, or an increase in the achieved Jc.