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Method of making a superconducting microwave component by off-axis sputtering

Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 2000-05-02
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Expires: 2015-06-07
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Abstract

Abstract A microwave component includes a single dielectric layer, and one pair of conductor layers formed on opposite surfaces of the dielectric layer, respectively, one of the pair of conductor layers forming a ground conductor, and the other of the pair of conductor layers being shaped in a predetermined pattern. The pair of conductor layers are respectively formed of oxide superconductor material layers which are deposited by off-axis sputtering on the opposite surfaces of the dielectric layer, respectively, and which have little defect.

Inventors

  • 👤 Higaki Kenjiro
  • 👤 Tanaka Saburo
  • 👤 Itozaki Hideo
  • 👤 Yazu Shuji

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 01:09
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N60/00; H10N60/01; H10N60/0268; H10N60/0296; H10N60/0408; H10N60/20; H10N60/203

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
A method of making a superconducting microwave component comprising depositing by off-axis sputtering one pair of oxide superconductor thin films, respectively on opposite surfaces of a dielectric substrate by using a sputtering apparatus which comprises a substrate holder for holding said substrate in such a manner that deposition surfaces of said substrate is positioned perpendicularly to a horizontal plane, a target holder for holding a target in such a manner that said target is positioned perpendicularly to said deposition surfaces of said substrate held by said substrate holder, and heating means located at said position of said deposition surfaces of said substrate held by said substrate holder so as not to interrupt between said deposition surfaces of said substrate and said target held by said target holder, so that the oxide superconductor thin films are simultaneously deposited on the opposite deposition surfaces of said substrate, respectively.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 146 words
A method of making a superconducting microwave component comprising depositing by off-axis sputtering one pair of oxide superconductor thin films, respectively on opposite surfaces of a dielectric substrate by using a sputtering apparatus which comprises a substrate holder for holding said substrate in such a manner that deposition surfaces of said substrate is positioned perpendicularly to a horizontal plane, a target holder for holding a target in such a manner that said target is positioned perpendicularly to said deposition surfaces of said substrate held by said substrate holder, and heating means located at said position of said deposition surfaces of said substrate held by said substrate holder so as not to interrupt between said deposition surfaces of said substrate and said target held by said target holder, so that the oxide superconductor thin films are simultaneously deposited on the opposite deposition surfaces of said substrate, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method claimed in claim 1, wherein said pair of oxide superconductor films are deposited at a substrate temperature of not greater than 800° C.

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