Impact of high growth rates on the microstructure and vortex pinning of high-temperature superconducting coated conductors

T Puig, J Gutierrez, X Obradors - Nature Reviews Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract High-temperature superconducting REBa2Cu3O7 (RE= rare earth or yttrium)
coated conductors have emerged as a new class of materials with exceptional physical …

Vortices in high-performance high-temperature superconductors

WK Kwok, U Welp, A Glatz, AE Koshelev… - Reports on Progress …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The behavior of vortex matter in high-temperature superconductors (HTS) controls the entire
electromagnetic response of the material, including its current carrying capacity. Here, we …

Coated conductors for power applications: materials challenges

X Obradors, T Puig - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
This manuscript reports on the recent progress and the remaining materials challenges in
the development of coated conductors (CCs) for power applications and magnets, with a …

Progresses and challenges in the development of high-field solenoidal magnets based on RE123 coated conductors

C Senatore, M Alessandrini, A Lucarelli… - Superconductor …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent progresses in the second generation REBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (RE123) coated conductor
(CC) have paved a way for the development of superconducting solenoids capable of …

Materials design for artificial pinning centres in superconductor PLD coated conductors

JPF Feighan, A Kursumovic… - Superconductor …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
To date the strategy for inducing pinning in REBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (REBCO where RE= rare-
earth) coated conductors has largely been empirical. Hence, we are not yet at a point where …

Progress in superconducting REBa2Cu3O7 (RE= rare earth) coated conductors derived from fluorinated solutions

X Obradors, T Puig, S Ricart, A Palau… - Superconductor …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we review recent progress achieved in the use of chemical solution deposition
(CSD) based on fluorinated metalorganic precursors to grow superconducting REBa 2 Cu 3 …

Control of nanostructure and pinning properties in solution deposited YBa2Cu3O7−x nanocomposites with preformed perovskite nanoparticles

Z Li, M Coll, B Mundet, N Chamorro, F Vallès… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Solution deposited YBa2Cu3O7− x (YBCO) nanocomposites with preformed
nanoparticles represent a promising cost-effective approach for superior critical current …

Competitive nucleation and growth control of a-and c-axis YBCO films by metal organic deposition

X Zhou, J Chen, Z Liu, C Cai - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper utilizes the TFA-MOD (Trifluoroacetate Metal-Organic Decomposition) method to
prepare YB 2 C 3 O 7-δ (YBCO) superconducting films on a LaMnO 3 metal substrate. Using …

Interactive modeling-synthesis-characterization approach towards controllable in situ self-assembly of artificial pinning centers in RE-123 films

J Wu, J Shi - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Raising critical current density J c in high temperature superconductors (HTSs) is an
important strategy towards performance-cost balanced HTS technology for …

Ultra-high critical current densities of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films in the overdoped state

A Stangl, A Palau, G Deutscher, X Obradors, T Puig - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The functional properties of cuprates are strongly determined by the do** state and carrier
density. We present an oxygen do** study of YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) thin films from …