Optical investigation of high critical-current coated conductors

[ $Gd_{1+x}Ba_{2-x}Cu_3O_7$ ] (GdBCO) coated conductors on IBAD-MgO templates have grown by pulsed laser deposition. Critical current of the films were measured as about 90 A/cm by a four-probe method. The optical response of the films was investigated by Raman scattering spectroscopy. According to the Raman scattering spectra, the peaks at $328\;cm^{-1}$, $451\;cm^{-1}$, $504\;cm^{-1}$ were found and assigned to one $B_{1g}$ mode and two $A_{1g}$ modes, respectively. The high critical-current carrying behaviors of the GdBCO coated conductors are ascribed to their 123-structure without exchange of cation and incorporation of oxygen into the cuprates.