JP2015030635A - エピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】本発明は、少なくとも片面に配向化金属層を有するエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板において、前記配向化金属層は、立方体集合組織を有する銅層からなり、前記配向化金属層の表面上に単位面積当り10〜300ng/mm2のパラジウムが付加されており、前記配向化金属層の表面における水素含有量が700〜2000ppmであることを特徴とするエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板である。
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・真空度:10−5Pa
(真空槽、エッチングチャンバ内はアルゴンガス雰囲気下)
・印加電圧:2kV
・エッチング時間:5分間
・接合時加圧力:2MPa
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- 少なくとも片面に配向化金属層を有するエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板において、
前記配向化金属層は、立方体集合組織を有する銅層からなり、
前記配向化金属層の表面上に単位面積当り10〜300ng/mm2のパラジウムが付加されており、
前記配向化金属層の表面における水素含有量が700〜2000ppmであることを特徴とするエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板。 - 配向化金属層は、銅層の表面上にニッケル層を備えてなる請求項1記載のエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板。
- ニッケル層の厚さは、100〜20000nmである請求項2記載のエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板。
- 配向化金属層の銅層は、{100}<001>立方体集合組織を有し、その表面における結晶軸のずれ角ΔφがΔφ≦6°である請求項1〜請求項3のいずれかに記載のエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板。
- 配向化金属層はその補強のための補強材を備える請求項1〜請求項4のいずれかに記載のエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板。
- 請求項1〜請求項5のいずれかに記載のエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板の配向化金属層上に、少なくとも1層の中間層と、酸化物超電導材料からなる超電導材層が形成されてなる超電導材料。
- 中間層は、少なくともバリア層及びキャップ層を有し、前記バリア層は、ジルコニウム酸化物を含む酸化物からなり、前期キャップ層は、希土類元素酸化物又は希土類元素を含む複合酸化物からなる請求項6記載の超電導材料。
- 超電導材層は、RE系超電導材料である請求項6又は請求項7記載の超電導材料。
- 請求項1〜請求項4のいずれかに記載のエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板の製造方法であって、
立方体集合組織を有する銅層の表面に、ストライクめっき法により単位面積当り10〜300ng/mm2のパラジウムを付加する工程を含むエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板の製造方法。 - ストライクめっきの条件は、金属パラジウム濃度を0.4〜0.6g/L、pH=8.5〜9.5としためっき液でめっきするものである請求項9記載のエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板の製造方法。
- パラジウムを付加する工程の前、立方体集合組織を有する銅層の表面にエピタキシャル成長によりニッケル層を形成する工程を含む請求項9又は請求項10記載のエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板の製造方法。
- パラジウムを付加する工程の後、非酸化性雰囲気中で400℃以上に加熱して熱処理を行う工程を含む請求項9〜請求項11のいずれかに記載のエピタキシャル膜形成用配向基板の製造方法。
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