Cation termination at ion-polished and chemically etched (001)YBa 2Cu3O7 crystal surfaces: An ion channeling study

A. T. Fiory; A. F. Hebard; R. H. Eick; L. F. Schneemeyer; J. V. Waszczak; H. J. Gossmann

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Cation termination at ion-polished and chemically etched (001)YBa ₂Cu₃O₇ crystal surfaces: An ion channeling study

A. T. Fiory, A. F. Hebard, R. H. Eick, L. F. Schneemeyer, J. V. Waszczak, H. J. Gossmann

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Local cation order approaching ideal bulk termination was found for cleaned (001) surfaces of YBa₂Cu₃O₇ crystals by ion-channeling surface-peak analysis. Surfaces etched in dilute CH ₃OH:Br₂ and ultrasonically agitated in CH₃OH to dislodge the Br₂ appear terminated preferentially by the Cu-O "double-plane" sequence, containing less than 1/2-cation monolayer of surface disorder. Planar polishing with ion beams incident at a glancing angle on a rotating crystal leaves residual disorder as low as ∼8 Å, damage which is readily removed by a light chemical etch.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	777-779
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	58
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.104515
State	Published - 1991

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Cation termination at ion-polished and chemically etched (001)YBa ₂Cu₃O₇ crystal surfaces: An ion channeling study

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