HREM Characterization of Interfaces in Thin MOCVD Superconducting Films

This paper is concerned with high-Tc, superconducting compounds produced by metal-organic chemical vapour deposition. The nanostructure of different types of interfaces - yttria stabilized zirconia buffer / (1-102)-sapphire substrate, YBa2Cu3O7-x film / Y2O3 precipitates as well as YBa2Cu3O7-x film / (001)-NdGaO3, -SrTiO3, and -MgO substrates - has been investigated by high resolution electron microscopy. The orientation relationships and the corresponding layer sequences across the interfaces have been determined with the aid of computer simulations