Effect of film thickness on the transport properties of MgB2 synthesized by spray pyrolysis

Polycrystalline MgB2 films of different thickness have been prepared by employing spray pyrolysis technique on MgO (1 0 0) substrate. The MgB2 and other phases have been confirmed using X-ray diffraction technique and no trace of impurities phases have been found. The resistivity behavior shows that the superconducting transition temperature lies in the range of 37–39 K with narrow transition width. The transport critical current density vary with films thickness and achieved highest value ∼1.2 × 106 A/cm2 at 20 K for 2.0 μm thick film and its values increase as thickness increases.

Research highlights
► Thickness of film cab be easily control by spray pyrolysis.
► Critical current density of film is comparable to other film synthesized by different route.
► Spray pyrolysis is a simple, economic viability technique to synthesis MgB2 film.