Chemical solution deposition (CSD) is a very competitive technique to obtain epitaxial films
and multilayers of high quality with controlled nanostructures. Based on the strong …

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 …

Power applications of superconductors will be tremendously boosted if an effective method
for magnetic flux immobilization is discovered. Here, we report the most efficient vortex …

The ex situ process has emerged as a popular technology for growing epitaxial YBa 2 Cu 3
O 7 (YBCO) for the second generation of coated conductors. The process combines low …

A methodology of general validity to study vortex pinning in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ (YBCO) is
described. It is based on measuring the angular-dependent critical current density in a large …

A thorough analytical study on the thermal decomposition evolution of the metal-
trifluoroacetate precursor toward high-performance YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting films is …

A methodology of general validity to prepare epitaxial nanocomposite films based on the
use of colloidal solutions containing different crystalline preformed oxide nanoparticles (ex …

We present our work in the preparation of metallorganic precursor solutions with reduced
fluorine content, able to fulfil the requirements for high-performance superconducting YBCO …

It was recently shown that the introduction of nanodiamond (ND) into a superconducting
metal–organic deposited YBa2Cu3O7− δ (YBCO) film produces an increase in critical …

After briefly reviewing the present understanding of the nucleation process of YBCO films, a
new approach is presented to enhance the stability of c-axis nucleation in epitaxial chemical …