Preparation of solution-based YBCO films with BaSnO3 particles

The YBCO films with BaSnO₃ (BSO) particles were prepared on LAO (0 0 1) substrates by metal organic deposition using trifluoroacetates (TFA-MOD) via introducing SnCl₄ powders into the YBCO precursor solution. It was found that with the increase of the SnCl₄ contents, the slower decomposition and higher temperature for nucleation during the reaction were requested compared to that of pure YBCO film. The YBCO films with different contents of Sn with dense surface and well c-alignment were obtained under optimized heat treatment, and the BaSnO₃ phases were detected by XRD analysis. Litter effect of BSO particles on the T_c and J_c values of YBCO films was found. All YBCO films with BSO particles had T_c values over 90 K and J_c values over 1 MA/cm². A significant enhancement of J_c was observed for YBCO films with BSO particles compared to that of pure YBCO film by the field dependence of J_c values. The best property was obtained for YBCO film with 6 mol.% Sn at 77 K under magnetic field. The results showed that the J_c value of YBCO film with 6 mol.% Sn was enhanced by a factor of 2 in 2 T, and over a factor of 10 beyond 4 T compared to that of pure YBCO film.