Remote electron beam induced current imaging of electrically active regions in YBa_2Cu-3O_(7-x) single crystals

Remote electron beam induced current (REBIC) measurements have been carried out to investigate electrically active regions in YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-x) single crystals. Enhanced REBIC contrast, found in growth steps and other topographic features of the samples, is discussed in terms of charged oxygen-relate...

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Autores: Díaz-Guerra Viejo, Carlos, Piqueras De Noriega, Francisco Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/59152
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59152
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Superconducting Thin-Films
Cathodoluminescence Microscopy
Grain-Boundaries
Física de materiales
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Sumario:Remote electron beam induced current (REBIC) measurements have been carried out to investigate electrically active regions in YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-x) single crystals. Enhanced REBIC contrast, found in growth steps and other topographic features of the samples, is discussed in terms of charged oxygen-related defects. The capability of REBIC to image structural inhomogeneities caused by strain or plastic deformation in these crystals is also established. Charge carrier diffusion length has been estimated at different temperatures from REBIC linescan profiles.