Abstract:
Metal organic copper complexes, lanthanide complexes, and barium complexes are sublimed (26, 27, 28) and caused to flow passed a heated substrate (29) where they are deposited and oxidized to form a high Tc superconducting film of the formula MBa2Cu3O7- delta where M is an element such a yttrium or a lanthanide element.
Abstract:
A thin superconductor film is formed by mixing a gas of a complex compound between an alkaline earth metal and a partially halogen-substituted organometallic compound, a gas of an organometallic compound (halide) of a group IIIa element, and a gas of an organometallic compound (halide) of a transition metal with each other, thermally decomposing this mixture under a given oxygen partial pressure, and depositing a composite of oxides of the above-described metals on a base. In this process a novel complex compound between an organic compound having the structure (I) as the ligand and having 3 or 6 halogen atoms substituting protons and an alkali metal is preferably used as the complex compound.
Abstract:
An MOCVD system fabricates high quality superconductor tapes with variable thicknesses. The MOCVD system can include a gas flow chamber between two parallel channels in a housing. A substrate tape is heated and then passed through the MOCVD housing such that the gas flow is perpendicular to the tape's surface. Precursors are injected into the gas flow for deposition on the substrate tape. In this way, superconductor tapes can be fabricated with variable thicknesses, uniform precursor deposition, and high critical current densities.
Abstract:
A CVD apparatus capable of substantially simultaneously processing multiple portions of at least one substrate or substantially simultaneously processing portions of multiple substrates or substantially simultaneously processing multiple portions of at least one substrate and portions of multiple substrates, the CVD apparatus is described. The CVD apparatus includes a reactor, at least one substrate heater, at least one precursor supply system, at least one precursor injector, optionally, communicating with at least one temperature regulated manifold, at least one reactants mixer, and, optionally, at least one controller communicating with at least one substrate heater, the at least one precursor supply system, the at least one precursor injector, the at least one temperature regulated manifold, and combinations thereof.
Abstract:
A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus including a reactor, at least one substrate heater, at least one precursor supply system, at least one precursor injector, and at least one precursor composition monitor. The precursor supply system includes at least one precursor source, at least one a delivery mechanism including at least one assist vehicle, at least one vaporizer for vaporizing a precursor provided by at least the at least one precursor source, and at least one vehicle for transporting at least the vaporized precursor from the precursor supply to the precursor injector of the CVD apparatus.
Abstract:
In a chemical vapor deposition process simple precursors such as a rare earth nitrate or acetate, Ba-nitrate or acetate and Cu-nitrate or acetate are dissolved in an appropriate solvent, preferably water, to form a solution, nebulized into a fine mist and applied to a substrate.
Abstract:
An OCVD apparatus and process for producing multi-layer HTS-coated tapes with increased current capacity which includes multiple liquid precursor sources, each having an associated pump and vaporizer, the outlets of which feed a multiple compartment showerhead apparatus within an MOCVD reactor. The multiple compartment showerhead apparatus is located in close proximity to an associated substrate heater which together define multiple deposition sectors in a deposition zone.
Abstract:
In a chemical vapor deposition process simple precursors such as a rare earth nitrate or acetate, Ba-nitrate or acetate and Cu-nitrate or acetate are dissolved in an appropriate solvent, preferably water, to form a solution, nebulized into a fine mist and applied to a substrate.
Abstract:
The invention continuously deposits materials used to grow a thin film onto a moving tape. The invention preferably uses a pay-out reel and take-up reel to respectively dispense and spool the tape substrate at a constant rate. The invention preferably uses a series of stages to form the thin film on the tape, and includes at least one reactor or reaction chamber to deposit one or more materials onto the tape substrate that is used to form the superconductor layer, and one or more chambers to deposit buffer layers between the film and the metal tape substrate or between layers of film, as well as for the deposition of coating layers. The invention also preferably uses transition chambers between the stages to isolate each stage from the other stages.
Abstract:
Percursor gases enter a vaporizer (10) including heating means (30) through tubing (20) and (50) which form nozzle (40) for forming an HTSC coating.