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Ferroelectrics epitaxially grown on superconducting substrates

US5168420A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 1990
Grant dateDec 1, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/435
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A ferroelectric storage element and its method of growth. A thin ferroelectric film, for example, of bismuth titanate, is epitaxially grown on a perovskite crystalline substrate of thin film that is superconductive at some temperature. For example, the thin film may be YBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7-x, Bi.sub.2 Sr.sub.2 CuO.sub.6+x, or Bi.sub.2 Sr.sub.2 CaCu.sub.2 O.sub.8+x.

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