Superconducting properties of MgB2 thin films prepared on flexible plastic substrates
arXiv:cond-mat/0206442 · doi:10.1063/1.1507828
Abstract
Superconducting MgB2 thin films were prepared on 50-micrometer-thick, flexible polyamide Kapton-E foils by vacuum co-deposition of Mg and B precursors with nominal thickness of about 100 nm and a special ex-situ rapid annealing process in an Ar or vacuum atmosphere. In the optimal annealing process, the Mg-B films were heated to approximately 600 C, but at the same time, the backside of the structures was attached to a water-cooled radiator to avoid overheating of the plastic substrate. The resulting MgB2 films were amorphous with the onset of the superconducting transition at T_(c,on) about 33 K and the transition width of approximately 3 K. The critical current density was > 7x10^5 A/cm^2 at 4.2 K, and its temperature dependence indicated a granular film composition with a network of intergranular weak links. The films could be deposited on large-area foils (up to 400 cm^2) and, after processing, cut into any shapes (e.g., stripes) with scissors or bent multiple times, without any observed degradation of their superconducting properties.
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