title: Effects of Varied Cleaning Methods on Ni-5% W Substrate for Dip-Coating of Water-based Buffer Layers: An X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study.
abstract: This work describes various combinations of cleaning methods involved in the preparation of Ni-5% W substrates for the deposition of buffer layers using water-based solvents. The substrate has been studied for its surface properties using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The contaminants in the substrates have been quantified and the appropriate cleaning method was chosen in terms of contaminants level and showing good surface crystallinity to further consider them for depositing chemical solution-based buffer layers for Y₁Ba₂Cu₃Oy(YBCO) coated conductors.
authors.affiliation: Sol-Gel Centre for Research on Inorganic Powders and Thin Film Synthesis SCRiPTS, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, Gent B-9000, Belgium. vyshnavi.narayanan@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Vyshnavi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.affiliation: Sol-Gel Centre for Research on Inorganic Powders and Thin Film Synthesis SCRiPTS, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, Gent B-9000, Belgium. els.bruneel@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Els
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruneel
authors.affiliation: IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstrasse 20, Dresden 01069, Germany. r.huehne@ifw-dresden.de.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hühne
authors.affiliation: Sol-Gel Centre for Research on Inorganic Powders and Thin Film Synthesis SCRiPTS, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, Gent B-9000, Belgium. isabel.vandriessche@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Van Driessche
keywords: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; cleaning of Ni-5% W substrate; depth profile studies; thin films and coatings