Raman study on Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor thin films grown by spray pyrolysis on several types of substrate

C. Mejía-García, E. Díaz-Valdés, G. Contreras-Puente, J. L. López-López, M. Jergel

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Abstract

We present a Raman study on Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O thin films grown by spray pyrolysis on three different types of substrate, MgO, LaAlO3 and SrTiO3. We applied the technique of Raman difference spectroscopy to obtain a signal representing the spectrum from the Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O thin films, since the contribution of the Raman signal from the underlying substrate may overwhelm the scattering arising from the films. The films investigated were prepared by a two-step procedure, i.e. by the deposition of films on substrates from an aerosol of aqueous nitrate solution, followed by solid-state reaction at high temperature. The Raman spectra between 380 and 800 cm-1 show a series of vibrational optical modes, all of them apparently superimposed on an electronic background. A Fano-type analysis was performed of the lineshape as a function of temperature for the most important modes, which can be associated with stabilization of the phase and related to the Cu-O plane, where superconductivity apparently originates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-128
Number of pages6
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume414
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2002

Keywords

  • Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O [(BP)SCCO] thin films
  • Optical properties
  • Raman scattering

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