US5158931A
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Method for manufacturing an oxide superconductor thin film
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1989-03-15
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Granted: 1992-10-27
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Expires: 2009-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A laser beam 5 is directed to a target made of an oxide superconductor to allow a target spot which is irradiated with the beam to be evaporated and a matter which is evaporated to be deposited as a thin film on the surface of a substrate 3 at which time excited oxygen is supplied to or near a thin film deposition site on the substrate 3. In this way, an oxide superconductor thin film is formed on the substrate with oxygen atoms incorporated in the crystal structure of the thin film.
Inventors
- 👤 Etsuo Noda
- 👤 Setsuo Suzuki
- 👤 Osami Morimiya
- 👤 Kazuo Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:55
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/0021; C23C14/06; C23C14/08; C23C14/087; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/30; C23C16/40; C23C16/408; H; H10; H10N; H10N60/00; H10N60/01; H10N60/0268; H10N60/0296; H10N60/0521; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/725; Y10S505/729; Y10S505/73; Y10S505/731; Y10S505/732; Y10S505/734
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for manufacturing an oxide superconductor thin film, consisting essentially of the steps of: preparing a substrate; directing a beam to a target containing constituent elements of an oxide superconductor to ablate a target spot irradiated with the beam and depositing evaporated matter on said substrate; supplying excited oxygen to or near a thin film deposition site on said substrate during the deposition of said evaporated matter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for manufacturing an oxide superconductor thin film, consisting essentially of the steps of: preparing a substrate; directing a beam to a target containing constituent elements of an oxide superconductor to ablate a target spot irradiated with the beam and depositing evaporated matter on said substrate; supplying excited oxygen to or near a thin film deposition site on said substrate during the deposition of said evaporated matter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said beam is selected from the group consisting of a laser beam, electron beam, ion beam and neutral particle beam.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said target contains an oxide superconductor or a row material thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said excited oxygen is produced by means of generating a discharge in a oxygen gas or oxygen-containing mixed gas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein said excited oxygen is blown toward or near a thin film deposition site on said substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein said excited oxygen is produced by means of generating a discharge in an oxygen gas or oxygen-containing mixed gas atmosphere in a deposition chamber and supplied to or near said thin film deposition site on said substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein said discharge is selected from the group consisting of a DC discharge, AC discharge, RF discharge and microwave discharge.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein said discharge is generated in a pulse-like or continuous fashion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said excited oxygen is produced by irradiating an oxygen gas or oxygen-containing gas with said beam.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said excited oxygen is produced by means of directing a light beam into an oxygen gas or oxygen-containing gas in a deposition chamber and supplied to or near a thin film deposition site on said substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein said light beam irradiates a substrate surface or its neighborhood.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said beam is selected from the group consisting of an ultraviolet beam, vacuum ultraviolet beam, visible beam an infrared beam.
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