Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) has been used to prepare tetragonal Sr1minus;xNdxCuO2thin films that have the parent structure of the highTccopper oxide superconductors. Lowhyphen;temperature deposition using a single source target has been shown to kinetically trapchyphen;axis oriented, infinite layer Sr1minus;xNdxCuO2materials on lang;100rang;SrTiO3substrates. In addition, electrical measurements indicate that neodymium substitution drives the system from an insulating to a weakly metallic state.
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