混合物理化学气相沉积法制备MgB_2单晶纳米晶片的研究

利用混合物理化学气相沉积法在石墨衬底上制备出了晶形为六角结构、厚度不同、径向尺寸不一的Mg B2单晶纳米晶片.利用纳米定向转移技术将此晶片转移到了碳支持膜铜网上,以便对其精细结构等物性进行表征.电输运测量和磁性测量结果都表明晶片具有超导电性:T c onset=38K,T c(0)=33K.扫描电子显微镜图像表明,晶片表面平整、厚度分布在几个纳米到200 nm之间,宽度从几微米到上百微米;高分辨透射电镜图像显示出晶片具有周期性晶格条纹.选区电子衍射数据与Mg B2已有的单晶衍射数据相符.这些测量结果证实了其确为高质量单晶Mg B2超导纳米晶片.本文不仅提出了一种全新的制备单晶Mg B2的方法,也观察到了纳米尺度Mg B2单晶的零电阻现象,为后续的磁通钉扎、纳米力学性能等领域的深入研究提供了合适的素材.     

MgB2超导膜的厚度与其Jc(5K,0T)的关系

通过混合物理化学气相沉积法 (hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition, HPCVD), 在(000l) SiC 衬底上制得一系列从10 nm到8 μm的MgB₂超导膜样品, 并对它们的形貌、超导转变温度T_c 和临界电流密度J_c与膜厚度的关系进行了研究. 观察到T_c随膜厚度增加上升到最大值后, 尽管膜继续增厚, 但T_c值保持近乎平稳, 而J_c则先随膜厚度增加上升到最高值后, 继而则随膜的厚度的增加而下降. MgB₂膜的T_c(0)和T_c(onset)值与膜厚的关系基本一致, T_c(0)在膜厚为230 nm处达到最大值T_c(0)=41.4 K, 而J_c(5K,0T)在膜厚为100 nm时达到最大值, J_c (5 K, 0 T)=2.3×10⁸A·cm^-2, 这也说明了我们能用HPCVD方法制备出高质量干净MgB₂超导膜. 本文研究的超导膜厚度变化跨度非常大, 从10 nm级的超薄膜到100 nm级的薄膜, 再到几微米的厚膜, 如此T_c和J_c对膜厚度变化的依赖就有了较完整、成体系的研究. 并且本文的工作对MgB₂超导薄膜制备的厚度选取具有实际应用意义. 关键词： 2超导膜')" href="#">MgB₂超导膜 混合物理化学气相沉积法 厚度 临界电流密度     

MgO(111)衬底MgB2 超薄膜的制备和性质研究

利用混合物理化学气相沉积法(HPCVD)在MgO(111)衬底上制备了干净的MgB₂超导超薄膜. 在背景气体压强, 载气氢气流量以及沉积时间一定的情况下, 改变B₂H₆的流量, 制备得到不同厚度系列的MgB₂超导薄膜样品, 并测量了其超导转变温度 T_c, 临界电流密度J_c等临界参量. 该系列超导薄膜沿c轴外延生长, 表面具有良好的连接性, 且有很高的超导转变温度T_c(0) ≈ 35-38 K和很小的剩余电阻率ρ(42 K) ≈ 1.8-20.3 μΩ·cm^-1. 随着膜厚的减小而减小, 临界温度变低, 而剩余电阻率变大. 其中20 nm的样品在零磁场, 5K时的临界电流密度J_c ≈ 2.3×10⁷ A/cm². 表明了利用HPCVD在MgO(111)衬底上制备的MgB₂超薄膜有很好的性能, 预示了其在超导电子器件中广阔的应用前景. 关键词： MgO(111)衬底 2超薄膜')" href="#">MgB₂超薄膜 混合物理化学气相沉积     

MgB2 超薄膜的制备和性质研究

利用混合物理化学气相沉积法在6H-SiC(001)衬底上制备干净的MgB₂超导超薄膜.在本底气体压强、载气氢气流量等条件一定的情况下,改变B₂H₆流量及沉积时间,制备得到不同厚度的系列MgB₂超薄膜样品,并研究了超导转变温度T_c、剩余电阻率ρ_(42K)、上临界磁场H_c2等与膜厚的关系.该系列超薄膜沿c轴外延生长,随膜厚度的变小,T_c(0)降低,ρ_(42K)升高.膜在衬底上的生长遵循Volmer-Weber岛状生长模式.对于厚度为7.5 nm的MgB₂超薄膜,T_c(0) =32.8 K,ρ_(42K) =118 μΩcm,是迄今为止所观测到的厚度为7.5 nm的MgB₂超薄膜最高的T_c值;对于厚度为10 nm的MgB₂膜,T_c(0)=35.5 K,ρ_(42K)=17.7 μΩcm,上临界磁场μ₀H_c2估算为12 T左右,零磁场、4 K时的临界电流密度J_c=1.0×10⁷ A/cm²,是迄今为止10 nm厚MgB₂超薄膜的最高J_c值,且其表面连接性良好,均方根粗糙度为0.731 nm.这预示MgB₂超薄膜在超导纳米器件上具有广阔的应用前景. 关键词： 2超薄膜')" href="#">MgB₂超薄膜 薄膜生长 氢气流量 混合物理化学气相沉积     

关于MgB2/Al2O3超导薄膜电阻转变和各向异性的研究

利用电子束蒸发方法将MgB₂超导薄膜沉积到Al₂O₃(001)衬底上.采用标准的四引线法研究了磁场平行和垂直超导薄膜ab平面下的电阻转变.一个激活能模型 U(T,H)=U₀(1-T/(T_c+δ))ⁿ(1-H/H 关键词： 2/Al₂O₃')" href="#">MgB₂/Al₂O₃ 超导体 电阻转变 各向异性     

钙钛矿型锰氧化物(La$lt;sub$gt;0.8$lt;/sub$gt;Eu$lt;sub$gt;0.2$lt;/sub$gt;)$lt;sub$gt;4/3$lt;/sub$gt;Sr$lt;sub$gt;5/3$lt;/sub$gt;Mn$lt;sub$gt;2$lt;/sub$gt;O$lt;sub$gt;7$lt;/sub$gt;的磁性和电性研究

采用传统固相反应法制备钙钛矿型锰氧化物 (La_0.8Eu_0.2)_4/3Sr_5/3Mn₂O₇多晶样品, X-射线衍射分析表明, 样品(La_0.8Eu_0.2)_4/3Sr_5/3Mn₂O₇结构呈现良好的单相. 通过磁化强度随温度的变化曲线(M-T)、不同温度下磁化强度随磁场的变化曲线(M-H)和电子自旋共振谱发现: 在300 K以下, 随着温度的降低, 样品先后经历了二维短程铁磁有序转变 (T_C^2D ≈ 282 K)、三维长程铁磁有序转变(T_C^3D ≈ 259 K)、奈尔转变(T_N ≈ 208K)和电荷有序转变(T_CO ≈ 35 K); 样品 (La_0.8Eu_0.2)_4/3Sr_5/3Mn₂O₇在T_N以下, 主要处于反铁磁态; 在T_C^3D达到370 K时, 样品处于铁磁-顺磁共存态, 在370 K以上时样品进入顺磁态. 此外, 分析电阻率随温度的变化曲线(ρ-T)得到: 样品在金属-绝缘转变温度(T_P ≈ 80 K)附近出现最大磁电阻值, 其位置远离T_C^3D, 表现出非本征磁电阻现象, 其磁电阻值约为61%. 在T_CO以下, 电阻率出现明显增长, 这是由于温度下降使原本在高温部分巡游的e_g电子开始自发局域化增强所致. 通过对 (La_0.8Eu_0.2)_4/3Sr_5/3Mn₂O₇的ρ-T 曲线拟合, 发现样品在高温部分的导电方式基本遵循小极化子的导电方式. 关键词： 磁性 电性 金属-绝缘转变温度 电子自旋共振     

利用电泳法在金属基底上制备MgB2超导厚膜

利用电泳技术在高熔点金属基底Ta，Mo和W上制备MgB₂超导厚膜.厚膜中的MgB2晶粒结合紧密，粒度小于1μm，呈随机取向生长.电阻测量表明沉积在Ta，Mo，W上的MgB₂厚膜的超导起始转变温度分别为36.5K，34.8K，33.4K，对应的转变宽度为0.3K，1.5K和2.0K.三种基底上制备的MgB₂厚膜的临界电流密度在不同温度下随外磁场的变化情况 基本相同，MgB₂/Mo厚膜的临界电流密 关键词： 2超导厚膜')" href="#">MgB₂超导厚膜 电泳 金属基底     

Mg/B多层膜退火法中不同制备条件对MgB2超导薄膜性质的影响

用Mg/B多层膜退火的方法制备了一系列MgB₂超导薄膜,研究了退火温度、退火时间和薄膜厚度对于MgB₂薄膜性质的影响.厚度为250 nm的Mg/B多层膜经400 ℃低温退火后已经生成超导相,此厚度薄膜750 ℃下退火20—30 min实现最佳超导转变温度（T_c）.前驱膜分层厚度相同时,随着薄膜厚度减小MgB₂薄膜T_c明显降低,而且较薄的膜T_{c关键词： 2}超导薄膜')" href="#">MgB₂超导薄膜 电子束蒸发 超导成相     

MgB2超导薄膜的变温拉曼光谱研究

MgB₂作为迄今为止超导转变温度最高的合金超导体,由于其具有结构简单、相干长度长、晶界间不存在弱连接、上临界场很高、电-声散射时间短等特点,MgB₂超导薄膜在电子学领域有着广阔的的应用前景。拉曼光谱是研究电-声子相互作用和超导能带的一种有效方法,且已广泛用于分析MgB₂材料的电子、声子特征以及超导体能带结构,研究表明,样品质量、晶粒尺寸以及测试条件对MgB₂拉曼峰的峰位和峰形影响很大,其中拉曼光谱随温度的变化也是一个研究重点,但目前关于MgB₂变温拉曼光谱的研究,测试的温度范围相对较小,局限在83 K到室温区域或是转变温度附近。研究了大范围温度区间内MgB₂薄膜的拉曼光谱变化,采用混合物理化学沉积法在(0001)SiC衬底上制备了MgB₂多晶薄膜,薄膜的晶粒尺寸约为300 nm,超导转变温度为39.3 K,对其在10～293 K之间的拉曼光谱进行了测试,测量的波数范围为20～1 200 cm-1。变温拉曼光谱的测试结果显示,在高频620 cm-1附近以及低频80和110 cm-1附近存在MgB₂的拉曼峰。经分析,低频区域出现的两个拉曼峰的频率与超导能隙宽度相对应,表明MgB₂的双能隙特性。考虑到MgB₂中四种声子模式的拉曼活性,高频620 cm-1附近的拉曼峰应是由E_2g振动模所贡献的,且随着测试温度的降低,该拉曼峰的峰位未发生明显的偏移,但半高宽显著变小,从293 K时的380.7 cm-1减小到10 K时的155 .7 cm-1,分析表明E_2g声子与电子系统的非线性耦合所引起的非简谐效应可能是拉曼峰半高宽线性变小的主要原因。     

新型超导体MgB2的热电势和电阻率研究

测量了MgB₂的热电势和电阻率与温度的依赖关系.在100K—300K区间,热电势呈近似线性温度依赖关系,其斜率为正,表明载流子为空穴型且与能带贡献的图像相一致.与此对应,在此温区电阻率呈T²依赖关系.在100K以下,热电势和电阻率各自转变了其高温区的温度依赖关系.热电势在超导转变温度T_c(零电阻366K)到100K间有一宽峰,具有声子曳引峰的特征,表明电子-声子相互作用很强.估算了一些重要的参数,如带米能E_F、能带宽度 关键词： 新型超导体 热电势 电阻率     

硼膜制备工艺、微观结构及其在硼化镁超导约瑟夫森结中的应用

MgB_2材料具备临界转变温度较高、相干长度大、临界电流和临界磁场高等优点,被认为有替代Nb基超导材料的潜力.研究了不同温度下以化学气相沉积法制备的硼(B)薄膜的微观结构.实验结果表明:较低温度沉积的B先驱薄膜为无定形B膜,可以与Mg蒸气反应生成MgB_2超导薄膜;当沉积温度高于550?C时,所得硼薄膜为晶型薄膜;以晶型硼薄膜为先驱膜在镁蒸气中退火,不能生成硼化镁超导薄膜.利用晶型B膜的这一特点,成功制备了以晶型硼薄膜为介质层的硼化镁超导约瑟夫森结.     

Properties of a large La1.92Sr0.08CuO4+δ single crystal grown by the travelling-solvent floating-zone method

A centimeter size single crystal of La_2−xSr_xCuO_4+δ (volume=1.32 cm³) with x_Sr=0.08 has been grown by the travelling-solvent floating-zone (TSFZ) method using a double ellipsoidal-type optical furnace as the heat source. The crystallised phase was checked solvent free by X-ray powder diffraction experiments, the crystal dimensions and quality being investigated by X-ray and neutron Laüe techniques. Several rocking curves of the Bragg peaks were performed by neutron diffraction giving a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 0.200° for (006) reflection and clearly showing the presence of twin domains as expected for such an orthorhombic structure. The superconducting critical temperature of the as-grown crystal under 2 oxygen bar was determined by SQUID measurements with T_c=18–20 K. Thermal treatments at different oxygen pressures were carried out showing no significant improvement of the transition sharpness and the T_c value. Normal state susceptibility was also measured from 6 to 800 K for two different field orientations and can be interpreted as an antiferromagnetic insulating state behaviour. The resistivity measurements display an insulating behaviour perpendicular to the CuO₂ planes and a metallic behaviour in the planes, with a high anisotropy ratio R_c/R_b350 at room temperature and a zero resistivity achieved at 27 K in both directions. The specific heat measurements have revealed no anomalies in the temperature range 15–300 K.     

Substrate dependent growth studies of MgB2 films by electrocrystallization

The comparative study of MgB₂ film growth on Al₂O₃ and glass substrate by electrocrystallization technique is discussed. The precursor magnesium films were deposited by vacuum evaporation method. These magnesium films were then used as electrode for the growth of MgB₂ films by electrocrystallization. The structural, morphological and superconducting properties of the electrocrystallized MgB₂ films on Al₂O₃ substrate were examined by using XRD, SEM and electrical resistivity measurement techniques and compared with that of MgB₂ films grown on glass substrate. The films deposited on Al₂O₃ substrates showed enhanced crystallinity and relatively higher T_c value compared to films deposited on glass substrates.     

Magnetic order in M2Mo3O8 single crystals (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni)

Magnetic measurements on hexagonal single crystals of M₂Mo₃O₈ (M = Mn, Fe, Co and Ni) are reported. The Mn compound orders ferrimagnetically at T_c = 41.5 K; the Fe and Co compounds antiferrimagnetically at T_N = 59.5 K and 40.8 K, respectively. No magnetic ordering was found in the Ni compound down to 2 K. All the compounds showed strong magnetic anisotropy when ordered, the results indicating that the magnetic spins' preferred orientation is along the hexagonal axis. Mn₂Mo₃O₈ shows a temperature dependence of the spontaneous magnetization in the ferrimagnetic regime which is rarely observed: as T → 0, M_s → 0.     

Effect of Cu doping in MgB2 superconductor at various processing temperatures

The effects of Cu doping in MgB₂ superconductor has been studied at different processing temperatures. The polycrystalline samples of Mg_1−xCu_xB₂ with x = 0.05 were synthesized through the in-situ solid sate reaction method in argon atmosphere at different temperature range between 800–900 °C. The samples were characterized through X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and low temperature R–T measurement techniques for the phase verification, microstructure and superconducting transition temperature, respectively. The XRD patterns of Mg_1−xCu_xB₂ (x = 0.05) do not exhibit any impurity traces of MgB₄ or MgB₆ and they show the sharp transition in the samples prepared at 850 °C. The onset transition temperature of the prepared samples is around 39 K, which is almost the same as that for the pure MgB₂. This indicates that Cu doping in MgB₂ does not affect the transition temperature. The SEM micrograph of Mg_0.95Cu_0.05B₂ has shown that the sample is dense with grain size smaller than 1 μm.     

Influence of high magnetic fields on the low temperature heat capacity of the itinerant electron ferromagnet Sc3In

The low temperature (1.3–20 K) heat capacity of the weak itinerant electron ferromagnet Sc₃In was measured in magnetic fields up to 10 T. The measurements were made on three different samples containing 24.1, 24.3 and 24.4 at.% In with Curie temperatures at H = 0 of 5.5, 6.0 and 6.3 K, respectively. The heat capacity peak at T_c becomes smaller with increasing fields and at 9.98 T the magnetic entropies are only 11 to 19% of the zero field value. Above T_c the spin fluctuation contribution to heat capacity, which is enhanced by the magnetic field at low fields (<≈ 5 T), is quenched at high fields ( ≈ 5 T). Our results show that the spin fluctuations in Sc₃In are almost completely quenched by the magnetic fields of ≈ 10 T, and that the characteristics spin fluctuation temperature, T_s, of this itinerant electron ferromagnet is about the same as T_c.     

Carbon solubility and superconductivity in MgB2

Successful replacement of B by C in the series MgB_2−xC_x for values of x upto 0.3 is reported. Resistivity and ac susceptibility measurements have been carried out in the samples. Solubility of carbon, inferred from the observed change in the lattice parameter with carbon content indicates that carbon substitutes upto x=0.30 into the MgB₂ lattice. The superconducting transition temperature, T_c measured both by zero resistivity and the onset of the diamagnetic signal shows a systematic decrease with increase in carbon content upto x=0.30, beyond which the volume fraction decreases drastically. The temperature dependence of resistivity in the normal state fits to the Bloch–Gruneisen formula for all the carbon compositions studied. The Debye temperature, θ_D, extracted from the fit, is seen to decrease with carbon content from 900 to 525 K, whereas the electron–phonon interaction parameter, λ, obtained from the McMillan equation using the measured T_c and θ_D, is seen to increase monotonically from 0.8 in MgB₂ to 0.9 in the x=0.50 sample. The ratio of the resistivities between 300 and 40 K versus T_c is seen to follow the Testardi correlation for the C substituted samples. The decrease in T_c is argued to mainly arise due to large decrease in θ_D with C concentration and a decrease in the hole density of states at N(E_F).