2007/09/12 by Won Kyung Seong, Seong, Won Kyung, Ji Yeong Huh +15
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con) #Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys #cond-mat.supr-con
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0709.1884
10 pages including 6 figures
arxiv created 2007/09/12 · openalex publication_date 2007/09/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Epitaxial MgB2 thick films were grown on Al2O3 substrates at 600 oC by using the hybrid physical chemical vapor deposition (HPCVD) technique. In order to obtain a high magnesium vapor pressure around the substrates, we used a special susceptor having a susceptor cap and achieved a very high growth rate of 0.17 um/min. Hexgonal-shaped columnar structures were observed by cross-sectional and planar view transmission electron microscope (TEM) images. For the 1.7-um-thick film, the Tc was observed to be 40.5 K with a Jc of 1.5 x 106 A/cm2 at 30 K. The vortex pinning mechanism by intercolumnar boundaries will be discussed.