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The surface impedance of Y0.9Ca0.1Ba2Cu3O7−δ thin films was measured using the Corbino spectroscopy method. This special geometry, in which the sample dimensions are well defined by a ring pattern, is ideal for broadband high frequency reflection measurements. Using the complex reflected signal, S 11, measured by a vector network analyzer, one can find the surface impedance of the thin film, from which the complex conductivity can be deduced. In the current work we present the three-standard approach for calibration of the Corbino method and demonstrate the benefits of this approach in measuring superconducting Y0.9Ca0.1Ba2Cu3O7−δ thin films up to 20 GHz and down to 6 K. For the data analysis the well-known generalized two-fluid model was implemented, taking into account a film thickness which is much smaller than the normal state skin depth and superconducting penetration depth.
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This work was supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), State of Israel, and the Israeli Ministry of Defense, grant number 802676.
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Farber, E., Bachar, N., Lavi, D. et al. Broadband Microwave Measurements of Overdoped Y0.9Ca0.1Ba2Cu3O7−δ Films Using Corbino Geometry. J Supercond Nov Magn 26, 1111–1114 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-012-2002-6
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