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Layer-by-layer shuttered molecular-beam epitaxial growth of superconducting Sr1-xLaxCuO2 thin films

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

L. Maritato
A. Galdi
P. Orgiani
J.W. Harter
J. Schubert
K.M. Shen
D.G. Schlom

Abstract

Superconducting Sr1-xLaxCuO2 thin films have been grown on GdScO3 substrates by reflection high-energy electron diffraction calibrated layer-by-layer molecular-beam epitaxy. X-ray diffraction analysis has confirmed the infinite layer structure after an in situ vacuum annealing step. In situ photoemission spectroscopy indicates that the vacuum annealing step employed immediately after film growth to achieve superconducting films results in oxygen loss from the films. The superconducting critical temperature depends on the La content x, with the highest value obtained for x ∼ 0.10. Resistivity as a function of temperature Ï (T) curves of optimally doped samples show a T2 temperature dependence characteristic of a scattering process where electron-electron interactions dominate. © 2013 American Institute of Physics.

Date Published

Journal

Journal of Applied Physics

Volume

113

Issue

5

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84873687027&doi=10.1063%2f1.4790150&partnerID=40&md5=5c22f8213df7718585698411c270d87c

DOI

10.1063/1.4790150

Group (Lab)

Kyle Shen Group

Funding Source

FA9550-11-1-0033
FA9550-12-1-0335
W911NF-09-1-0415

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