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Wet Chemical Etching of High TC Superconductors by Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

F. K. Shokoohi ,
L. M. Schiavone ,
C. T. Rogers ,
A. Inam ,
X. D. Wu ,
L. Nazar  and
T. Venkatesan
F. K. Shokoohi
Affiliation:
Bellcore; 331 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, NJ 07701
L. M. Schiavone
Affiliation:
Bellcore; 331 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, NJ 07701
C. T. Rogers
Affiliation:
Bellcore; 331 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, NJ 07701
A. Inam
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854
X. D. Wu
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854
L. Nazar
Affiliation:
Bellcore; 331 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, NJ 07701
T. Venkatesan
Affiliation:
Bellcore; 331 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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Abstract

A novel chemical etchant for the high temperature superconducting material YBa2Cu3O7‐x is demonstrated. The etching solution which consists of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in water does not degrade the properties of the superconducting films and is suitable for applications with standard photolithography. We have etched 2‐200 μm wide wires which show no degradation of Tc ( within 1 K accuracy of the measurements) and show zero‐resistance temperature ≥90 K. The etchant exhibits a polishing effect by selectively removing the porous and semiconducting surface layers which are formed during high temperature annealing process. The dense bulk of the films are etched at a rate of 1400 Å/min which provides control for fine‐line patterning of thin film material. The critical current densities of the unpatterned films which are polished by reactions with EDTA remain unaffected and are measured to be about 5 x 106 A/cm2.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 169: Symposium M – High Temperature Superconductors: Fundamental Properties and Novel Materials Processing , 1989 , 1299
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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