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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1996
Philip Shek Pang, Media, PA (US);
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method for decreasing the microwave surface impedance of high-temperature superconducting thin films comprises (a) applying, preferably by spin-coating, a protective coating (preferably poly(methyl methacrylate) or polyimide) to the surface of a high-temperature superconducting thin film, such as Tl.sub.2 Ba.sub.2 CaCu.sub.2 O.sub.8 ; (b) exposing the coated thin film to low angle ion milling at an incident angle of 5.degree. to 30.degree. (preferably 10.degree. to 20.degree.) relative to the surface of the coated film; and (c) optionally including the step of removing any residual protective coating from the surface of the thin film, such as by exposure to an oxygen plasma.