Method of forming oxide superconducting films and oxide superconducting members having said films.

摘要

A method is disclosed of forming an oxide superconducting film comprising the steps of (1) mixing (a) the vapors of organic metal materials in such proportions as to provide a predetermined metal composition, or (b) said organic metal materials in such proportions as to provide a predetermined metal composition vaporizing and mixture, and (2) bringing the mixture into contact with a heated substrate so that an oxide superconducting film is formed on said substrate by a chemical vapor deposition process, wherein laser light is applied onto said substrate during formation of said oxide superconducting film on said substrate, whereby the crystallographic orientation of said oxide superconducting film being formed in the irradiated area of said substrate is held in a constant direction. In a second embodiment, an oxide superconducting member is disclosed which comprises a substrate and an oxide superconducting film formed on said substrate, wherein said oxide superconducting film is composed of a Y(Ln)-Ba-Cu-O oxide where Y(Ln) is at least one element selected from among Y and Ln (lanthanoids), the direction of its crystallographic orientation being such that the c-axis is parallel to the substrate, and its surface being smooth to such an extent that no asperities are observable in an electron micrograph taken at a magnification of 14,000.