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Electrical and optical properties of (110)-oriented YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>7</sub> / (110)-oriented PrBa<sub>2</sub>(Cu<sub>0.8</sub>Ga<sub>0.2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>O<sub>7 </sub>heterostructure

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Abstract

We performed epitaxial growth of (110)-oriented YBa2Cu3O7 / (110)-oriented PrBa2(Cu0.8Ga0.2)3O7 heterostructure using pulsed laser based thin film deposition technique for the nanofabrication of Superconductor (S) / Insulator (I) / Superconductor (S) tunneling Josephson junction device which may operate with low cost and simple liquid nitrogen based cryogenic system and may provide high IcRn product (with Ic being the junction critical current and Rn the normal resistance). X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD) analysis, atomic force microscopy (AFM), electrical transport, and optical characterization studies were performed to check the orientation and thickness, surface morphology, critical temperature (TC), electrical resistivity, proximity effect, and optical properties of the heterostructure. Here, we present experimental results on structural, electrical transport, and optial properties of the heterostructure.

Presenters

  • Hom Kandel

    University of Wisconsin, Parkside, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Authors

  • Hom Kandel

    University of Wisconsin, Parkside, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Parkside

  • Julia Jones

    Physics, University of Wisconsin-Parkside

  • Nathan Arndt

    Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida

  • Jungwoo Lee

    Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison,, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Maddison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Chang-Beom Eom

    Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Maddison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison,, University of Wisconsin, Material Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Maddison, University of Wisconsin - Madison, University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison