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Investigates the properties of YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-delta] (YBCO) thick films on flexible buffered metallic substrates. Utilization of pulsed layer deposition in depositing layer of YBCO; Correlation of the transport critical current density (J[sub c]) with the YBCO mosaic spread; Value of the J[sub c] obtained in the thick YBCO films.

Investigates the growth of Ruthenium Oxide thin films by pulsed laser deposition. Heteroepitaxial growth of RuO[sub 2] on Lanthanum compounds; Inquiry on the crystallinity of RuO[sub 2] thin films using Rutherford backscattering channeling measurements; Room temperature resistivity of RuO[sub 2] thin films.

Describes the structural and electrical properties of barium[sub 0.5]strontium[sub 0.5]titanium oxygen[sub 3] (BST) thin films with conductive strontium ruthenium oxygen[sub 3] bottom electrodes. Deposition of epitaxial BST thin films by pulsed laser deposition; Determination of dielectric constant and dielectric loss; Results of Rutherford backscattering spectrometry.

Fabricates high-temperature superconductor YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-delta] superconducting-normal-superconducting Josephson junctions using a pulsed laser deposition technique. Manifestation of the gradient doping; Confirmation of x-ray diffraction and Rutherford backscattering on good growth structure; Demonstration of microwave induced Shapiro steps.

Investigates the synthesis of epitaxial platinum films on (100)silicon using titanium nitride buffer layer. Application of pulsed laser deposition; Percentage of ion beam channeling; Properties of the multilayer structure.

Presents a method for making high current YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-delta] (YBCO) thick films on nickel substrates with an ion beam assisted deposition on yttria-stabilized zirconia buffer layers. Degree of in-plane mosaic spread of the films; Characteristics of the material; Effectiveness of the method for fabricating YBCO tapes in long lengths.

Prepares epitaxial YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-delta] (YBCO) thin films using pulsed laser deposition on strontium ruthenate buffer layers. Characteristic of the films; Indication for YBCO film crystallinity; Determination of the multilayer structure orientation relationship.

Investigates the electrical and structural properties of epitaxial SrRuO[sub 3] thin films. Use of pulsed laser deposition method; Orientation of the thin film to the substrate surface; Display of metallic behavior with a room temperature resistivity; Compatibility with high temperature superconductors.

Investigates the creation of 45 degree grain-boundary junctions. Types of substrates used; Application of continuous lattice match and photolithographic technique; Importance of the crystallinity of the bridge layer.

Examines the a-axis oriented YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-x] thin films on Si with CeO[sub 2] buffer layers. Orientation and texture of the films; Implications of absence of diffusion at the interface for CeO[sub 2]; Measurement of the resistance superconducting transition temperature.

Details the preparation of epitaxial (100)cesium dioxide (CeO[sub 2]) thin films on LaAlO[sub 3], sapphire, and yttria-stabilized zirconia using pulsed laser deposition. Cystallinity of the films; X-ray spectrum of the CeO[sub 2]; Random and channeling spectra for the film; Dynamic impedance for the thin film.

Details the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of epitaxial yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) on sapphire for YB[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-delta] (YBCO) thin films. Film formation; Ion beam channeling measurements; Random and aligned spectra for a YSZ film; Epitaxial growth of YBCO/YSZ/sapphire by PLD.

Investigates ab-plane anisotropy of the critical currents in twinned YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-delta] superconductor films. Deposition of films on crystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ); Effect of the alignment of the twin boundary mosaic diagonal; Nucleation of the YSZ buffer layer in large grains.

Investigates the pulsed laser deposition of thick YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-delta] films. Determination of the critical densities of the thinnest films; Effect of increasing the film thickness; Orientation and texture of the film.

Characterizes the formation of epitaxial metallic lanthanum nickel trioxide (LNO) thin films using pulsed laser deposition. Crystallinity of LNO films; Resistivity of LNO films to electricity; Diffusion of nickel ion from the LNO film into yttrium barium copper oxide films.

Examines the growth of (110)-oriented cerium dioxide (CeO[sub 2] layers on (100) silicon substrates. Importance of the electron-beam evaporation in CeO[sub 2] growth; Characteristics of CeO[sub 2] epitaxial layers; Interface between the amorphous layer and the silicon substrate.

Measures the residual loss in epitaxial YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7] thin films from microwave to submillimeter wave frequencies. Use of weakly coupled superconducting grain model and a homogeneous two-fluid model.

Demonstrates that uniform, two-sided 90 K coatings can be deposited on five-centimeter-diameter substrates by pulsed laser deposition. Efficacy in producing superconducting films on both sides of substrate wafers; Values of the obtained thickness and stoichiometric variations.

Prepares single-crystalline epitaxial YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-x] thin films by a plasma-enhanced metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Formation of the films on lanthanum aluminum oxide substrates; Degree of epitaxial crystallinity of the films; Applications of MOCVD.

Investigates the influence of processing parameters on the quality of YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-x] thin films produced by pulsed laser deposition. Evolution of microscopic columnar structures; Decrease in deposition rate; Alignment of columnar structures.