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La AlO3 Substrate for copper oxide superconductors
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corp
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Filing: 1994-06-23
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Granted: 1996-06-04
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Expires: 2014-06-23
Abstract
Abstract A lanthanum aluminate ( LaAlO 3 ) substrate on which thin films of layered perovskite copper oxide superconductors are formed. Lanthanum aluminate, with a pseudo-cubic perovskite crystal structure, has a crystal structure and lattice constant that closely match the crystal structures and lattice constants of the layered perovskite superconductors. Therefore, it promotes epitaxial film growth of the superconductors, with the crystals being oriented in the proper direction for good superconductive electrical properties, such as a high critical current density. In addition, LaAlO 3 has good high frequency properties, such as a low loss tangent and low dielectric constant at superconductive temperatures. Finally, lanthanum aluminate does not significantly interact with the superconductors. Lanthanum aluminate can also used to form thin insulating films between the superconductor layers, which allows for the fabrication of a wide variety of superconductor circuit elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Randy W. Simon
- 👤 Christine E. Platt
- 👤 Alfred E. Lee
- 👤 Gregory S. Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:47
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N60/00; H10N60/10; H10N60/12; H10N60/124; H01; H01P; H01P11/00; H01P11/001; H01P11/003; H01P3/00; H01P3/003; H01P3/02; H01P3/08; H01P3/081; H10N60/01; H10N60/0268; H10N60/0296; H10N60/0576; H10N60/0604; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9265; Y10S428/93; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/70; Y10S505/701; Y10S505/702; Y10S505/703; Y10S505/704; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/856; Y10S505/866; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
28 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a lanthanum aluminate substrate; and (b) at least one superconductor film on the lanthanum aluminate substrate, the superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a lanthanum aluminate substrate; and (b) at least one superconductor film on the lanthanum aluminate substrate, the superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a lanthanum aluminate substrate; and (b) at least one superconductor film on the lanthanum aluminate substrate, the superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen and the superconductor film capable of exhibiting superconductive electrical properties above the temperature of liquid nitrogen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a lanthanum aluminate substrate; and (b) at least one superconductor film on the lanthanum aluminate substrate, the superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen and the superconductor film capable of exhibiting superconductive electrical properties above the temperature of liquid nitrogen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a substrate of lanthanum aluminate; and (b) at least one superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen on the substrate, the superconductor film (i) having a crystalline structure that substantially matches, and is substantially oriented to, the crystalline structure of the substrate, and (ii) having substantially no chemical interaction with the substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a substrate of lanthanum aluminate; and (b) at least one superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen on the substrate, the superconductor film (i) having a crystalline structure that substantially matches, and is substantially oriented to, the crystalline structure of the substrate, and (ii) having substantially no chemical interaction with the substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
83 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a substrate of lanthanum aluminate; and (b) at least one superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen on the substrate, the superconductor film (i) capable of exhibiting superconductive electrical properties above the temperature of liquid nitrogen, (ii) having a crystalline structure that substantially matches, and is substantially oriented to, the crystalline structure of the substrate, (iii) having a lattice constant that substantially matches the lattice constant of the substrate, and (iv) having substantially no chemical interaction with the substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
83 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a substrate of lanthanum aluminate; and (b) at least one superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen on the substrate, the superconductor film (i) capable of exhibiting superconductive electrical properties above the temperature of liquid nitrogen, (ii) having a crystalline structure that substantially matches, and is substantially oriented to, the crystalline structure of the substrate, (iii) having a lattice constant that substantially matches the lattice constant of the substrate, and (iv) having substantially no chemical interaction with the substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
79 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a substrate of lanthanum aluminate having a first perovskite crystalline structure; and (b) at least one superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen on the substrate, the superconductor film (i) having a second perovskite structure that is substantially oriented to the first perovskite crystalline structure of the substrate, and (ii) having substantially no chemical interaction with the substrate, whereby the superconductor film on the substrate exhibits superconductive electrical properties above the temperature of liquid nitrogen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
79 words
A superconductor device comprising: (a) a substrate of lanthanum aluminate having a first perovskite crystalline structure; and (b) at least one superconductor film comprising copper and oxygen on the substrate, the superconductor film (i) having a second perovskite structure that is substantially oriented to the first perovskite crystalline structure of the substrate, and (ii) having substantially no chemical interaction with the substrate, whereby the superconductor film on the substrate exhibits superconductive electrical properties above the temperature of liquid nitrogen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The superconductor device of any one of claims 1 or 3, wherein the superconductor film has superconductive electrical properties above the temperature of liquid nitrogen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The superconductor device of any one of claims 1 or 2 wherein the superconductor film has a crystalline structure that is substantially oriented to the crystalline structure of the lanthanum aluminate substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The superconductor device of any one of claims 1, 2 or 5, wherein the superconductor film has a crystalline structure and lattice constant that substantially match the crystalline structure and lattice constant of the lanthanum aluminate substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The superconductor device of any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein the superconductor film has a layered perovksite structure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The superconductor device of any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein the lanthanum aluminate substrate has a lattice constant ranging from about 3.80 to about 3.85 Å.
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