Composite high Tc superconductor film

Claim 2

A composite high temperature superconductor film applied to a substrate, said film is applied having a thickness of at least 5000 Angstroms and an outer surface having an average roughness not exceeding 250 Angstroms.

Claim 3

A film as defined in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of layer segments, with one of said layer segments applied to said substrate.

Claim 4

A film as defined in claim 2 wherein said plurality of layer segments includes first, second and third layer segments, said first layer segment being applied to said substrate, each of said first and third layer segments being formed from a superconductor material and said second layer segment lying between said first and third layer segments and being formed from a material different from said first and third layer segments.

Claim 5

A film as defined in claim 3 wherein said first, second and third layer segments have a collective current density which is substantially equal to the current density of said first layer segment.

Claim 6

A film as defined in claim 4 wherein said second layer segment is discontinuous.

Claim 7

A method as defined in claim 5 wherein said first and third layer segments are formed from the same or different oxide superconductor material.

Claim 8

A composite high temperature superconductor film applied to a substrate, said film as applied having a thickness of at least 5000 Angstroms and an outer surface having an average roughness not exceeding 250 Angstroms, said film including first, second and third layer segments, said first layer segment being applied to said substrate, each of said first and third layer segments being formed from the same or different oxide superconductor material, said second layer segment being discontinuous and formed from a material different from said first and third layer segments, wherein said first, second and third layer segments have a collective current density which is substantially equal to the current density of said first layer segment.

Claim 9

A composite high temperature superconductor film applied to a substrate, said film as applied having a thickness of at least 5000 Angstroms and an outer surface having an average roughness not exceeding 250 Angstroms, said film including first, second and third layer segments, said first layer segment being applied to said substrate, each of said first and third layer segments being formed from the same or different oxide superconductor material, said second layer segment being discontinuous and formed from a material different from said first and third layer segments, wherein said first, second and third layer segments have a collective current density which is substantially equal to the current density of said first layer segment.

Claim 10

A film as defined in claim 7 wherein said superconductor is a copper-oxide superconductor.

Claim 11

A film as defined in claim 8 wherein said second layer segment is formed from an oxide material.

Claim 12

A film as defined in claim 9 wherein the oxide material of said second layer segment is an insulator material or a superconductor material.

Claim 13

A film as defined in claim 10 wherein said insulator material is a dielectric material selected from the group consisting of SrTiO 3 , LaGaO 3 , PrGaO 3 , NdGaO 3 , SrLaGaO 4 , CeO, LaAlO 3 and LaSrAlO 4 .

Claim 14

A film as defined in claim 10 wherein said superconductor material is selected from RBa 2 Cu 3 O 7- δ wherein R is a rare earth, or a Tl-, Pb-, Bi- or Hg-based copper-oxide superconductor materials.