In this work, p-n junctions are made from directly depositing optimal doped La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 (LSCO) films on n-type Nb-doped SrTiO3 substrates. Film thickness controlled rectifying behaviors are strikingly displayed. The starting points of the diffusion voltage reduction π πβππ change clearly with varying film thickness. π πβππ and ππΆ coincide with each other when the film thickness is larger than 300 nm, indicating a close relation between the two parameters. However, when the film is very thin (< 350 nm) a departure between the two parameters was also observed. A possible reason for this is discussed within the framework of an inhomogeneous Schottky contact. Enhanced interface inhomogeneity due to the tensile strain appears to be the origin.
On SrTiO 3 single crystal substrate, by using the pulsed electron deposition technique, the high-quality electron doped Nd 1.85 Ce 0.15 CuO 4βΞ΄ superconducting film was successfully fabricated. After careful study on the R-T curves of the obtained samples deposited with different substrate temperatures, thicknesses, annealing methods and pulse frequencies, the effects of them on the superconductivity of the films were found, and the reasons were also analyzed. Additionally, by using the same model of the pulsed laser deposition technique, the relation between the target-to-substrate distance and the deposition pressure was drawn out as a quantitative one. pulsed electron deposition, Nd 1.85 Ce 0.15 CuO 4βΞ΄ film, superconductivityPulsed electron deposition technique, a novel film growth method developed in recent years, has the similar principle as the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique but more advantages. An important advantage is that the electrons produced by a channel spark system penetrate into the target without being confined by the target material's optical properties, and therefore a wider range of materials can be fabricated. Moreover, the cheap cost is another attractive feature. It was applied to growing YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7βx (YBCO) on SrTiO 3 (STO) substrate first by Jiang et al. in 1994 [1] , and the superconducting film with the zero-resistance (Ο = 0) temperature T C0 ~88 K was obtained. In the following years, several kinds of films with excellent electrical or optical properties, such as SiO 2 and SnO 2 [2][3][4][5] , were also successfully fabricated. The measurement results of the transport
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