Sahibudeen H.S., Navacerrada M.A., Acrivos J.V.
San Jose State University, US
Keywords: cuprates, PLD, SCF calculations, superconductivity, XRD
Self consistent field (SCF) calculations carried out at San José State University (using MOLECOLE Linux codes) for a nano-particle of 18 molecules of T’-Nd2CuO4 explain the dxy symmetry for preferred superconductivity in the ab plane. These indicate that 1D conductivity is induced along the ab diagonal when there is a periodic lattice distortion (PLD) at site R: uexp(i(2pR.q+f)) (measured in X-ray diffraction (XRD)) of wave vector q and amplitude u. XRD and X-ray absorption (XAS) measurements were done (at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) and at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL-ALS)) on 50 nm c-axis oriented YBCO films (deposited on single crystal SrTiO3 and bi-crystals with a 24DEG grain boundary (GB) at the Complutense University). Understanding structure and distortions of YBCO films is important for device fabrication.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 2, Technical Proceedings of the 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2
Published: May 8, 2005
Pages: 573 - 576
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topic: Informatics, Modeling & Simulation
ISBN: 0-9767985-1-4