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High temperature superconducting thin films of the Y-Ba-Cu-O system with high critical current densities have been fabricated using a variety of deposition techniques.1–7 Laser ablation and off-axis sputtering have produced the best films which have narrow resistive transition widths and high transport critical currents (106 A/cm2 at 77 K). These properties open the door to a multitude of applications 8–10 which may include, in the near term, passive elements such as integrated circuit interconnects and strip lines, high frequency antennas, and microwave filters. In the future, active devices may become available for superconductive electronic circuits, when reliable processes are developed for building junctions and gates.
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Chung, D.W., Peterson, T.L., Fletcher, R., Hemenger, P.M., Maartense, I., Murray, P.T. (1990). Electrical and Magnetic Analysis of YBa2Cu3O7−x Superconducting Films Grown by Laser Ablation. In: McConnell, R.D., Noufi, R. (eds) Science and Technology of Thin Film Superconductors 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1345-8_27
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