Fabrication of Bi-2212 Films on Ag Substrate by Dip-Coating Method

Abstract

In this study, Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox (Bi-2212) thick films on Ag substrate were fabricated using the dip-coating method. Firstly, the Bi-2212 powders were prepared by Sol-Gel process. Metal nitrates were used as starting materials and ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (EDTA) was used as chelating agent. Secondly, the resulting powders were used as solute, and polyvinyl butyral (PVB) was used as solvent to prepare suspension via stirring and ultrasonic vibration. Then the suspension was dip-coated on Ag substrate. After heat treatments, the phase compositions of the samples were characterized using the XRD. The microstructure was observed using SEM. Experimental results show that the sintering temperature strongly influence the phase formation of Bi–2212.