Surface resistance and penetration depth of YBa2Cu 3O7-δ thin films on silicon at ultrahigh frequencies

Christian Jaekel, Christian Waschke, Hartmut G. Roskos, Heinrich Kurz, Werner Prusseit, Helmut Kinder

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Abstract

The surface resistance Rs and the absolute value of the magnetic penetration depth λ of ultrathin YBa2Cu3O 7-δ films on silicon are determined by THz-pulse transmission experiments. We find a minimal value of Rs for a film thickness of about 30 nm. The increase of Rs with film thickness above 30 nm reveals an increase of the density of weak links possibly associated with the formation of microfractures even below the critical film thickness of 50-70 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3326-3328
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume64
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

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