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Deposition and Properties of Superconducting MgB2 Thin Films

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The recently discovered superconductor MgB2 with T c at 39 K has great potential in superconducting electronics. In this paper, we review the deposition techniques used for MgB2 thin films in the light of a thermodynamic study of the Mg-B system with the calculation of phase diagrams (CALPHAD) modeling technique. This thermodynamic study identifies a growth window in the pressure–temperature phase diagram, in which the magnesium pressure is very high for likely in situ growth temperatures. A Hybrid Physical–Chemical Vapor Deposition (HPCVD) technique that successfully achieves such a high Mg pressure is shown to produce in situ epitaxial MgB2 thin films with bulk superconducting properties.

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  1. Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802

    X. X. Xi, X. H. Zeng, A. V. Pogrebnyakov, A. Soukiassian, S. Y. Xu, Y. F. Hu, E. Wertz & Q. Li

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802

    Y. Zhong, C. O. Brubaker, Z.-K. Liu, E. M. Lysczek, J. M. Redwing, J. Lettieri & D. G. Schlom

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

    W. Tian, H. P. Sun & X. Q. Pan

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Xi, X.X., Zeng, X.H., Pogrebnyakov, A.V. et al. Deposition and Properties of Superconducting MgB2 Thin Films. Journal of Superconductivity 16, 801–806 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026294632677

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