Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.191-194, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)
ErBa2Cu3O7-x (EBCO) thin films on buffer layered Ni tapes were investigated via a solgel technique. Er-123 films were prepared using solutions of various Er, Ba, and Cu precursor organometallic compounds. NiO was grown on Ni tapes as a buffer layer. ESEM (environmental scanning electron microscope), EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy), and XRD (X-ray diffraction) analysis were used to characterize the EBCO films. The films produced in this manner were homogeneous, and free of pinholes and cracks. ©2002 Plenum Publishing Corporation.