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 …

From ligands to binding motifs and beyond; the enhanced versatility of nanocrystal surfaces

J De Roo, K De Keukeleere, Z Hens… - Dalton …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Surface chemistry bridges the gap between nanocrystal synthesis and their applications. In
this respect, the discovery of complex ligand binding motifs on semiconductor quantum dots …

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 …

Tuning nanoparticle size for enhanced functionality in perovskite thin films deposited by metal organic deposition

M Miura, B Maiorov, M Sato, M Kanai, T Kato… - NPG Asia …, 2017 - nature.com
Because of pressing global environmental challenges, focus has been placed on materials
for efficient energy use, and this has triggered the search for nanostructural modification …

Stabilization of Colloidal Ti, Zr, and Hf Oxide Nanocrystals by Protonated Tri-n-octylphosphine Oxide (TOPO) and Its Decomposition Products

K De Keukeleere, S Coucke, E De Canck… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Although TiO2, ZrO2, and HfO2 nanocrystals are often synthesized in tri-n-octylphosphine
oxide (TOPO), it is unclear whether TOPO also serves as ligand. Using liquid and solid state …

Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7–δ Nanocomposites Using Preformed ZrO2 Nanocrystals: Growth Mechanisms and Vortex Pinning Properties

K De Keukeleere, P Cayado, A Meledin… - Advanced Electronic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Although high temperature superconductors are promising for power applications, the
production of low‐cost coated conductors with high current densities—at high magnetic …

Disentangling vortex pinning landscape in chemical solution deposited superconducting YBa2Cu3O7− x films and nanocomposites

A Palau, F Vallès, V Rouco, M Coll, Z Li… - Superconductor …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In-field angular pinning performances at different temperatures have been analysed on
chemical solution deposited (CSD) YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (YBCO) pristine films and …

Optimizing vortex pinning in YBa2Cu3O7-x superconducting films up to high magnetic fields

F Vallès, A Palau, D Abraimov, J Jaroszynski… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The magnetic flux pinning capabilities of YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) coated conductors vary
strongly across different regions of the magnetic field–temperature phase diagram and with …

High critical current density and enhanced pinning in superconducting films of YBa2Cu3O7− δ nanocomposites with embedded BaZrO3, BaHfO3, BaTiO3, and SrZrO3 …

J Díez-Sierra, P López-Domínguez… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chemical solution deposition (CSD) of YBa2Cu3O7− δ (YBCO) nanocomposites from
colloidal precursor solutions containing double metal oxide preformed nanocrystals is a …

Optimizing Nanocomposites through Nanocrystal Surface Chemistry: Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 Thin Films via Low-Fluorine Metal Organic Deposition and …

H Rijckaert, G Pollefeyt, M Sieger… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Achieving low cost, safe, reproducible, and high performance superconducting thin films of
YBa2Cu3O7− δ is essential to bring this material to the energy market. Here, we report on …