Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2011
Superconducting Bi system thin films have been formed on MgO(100) substrates by RF magnetron sputtering from three Pb‐doped targets: Bi2.4 Pb0.6 Sr2 Ca2 CU3 O x ,Bi 1.6 Pb0.4 Sr3 Ca3 CU3 O x and Bi 1.6 Pb 0.4 Sr2 Ca2 CU4.5 O x. The as‐grown films formed at substrate temperatures above 600 °C showed superconductivity, though, they did not contain Pb.The film, formed at 660°C and kept at the same substrate temperature and gas pressure as the sputtering conditions for 5 h after deposition, showed a resistivity drop at 115 K and zero resistivity at 83 K. The Jc value of the film was 4x105 A/cm2 at 77 K and 3x107 A/cm 2 at 20 K.