The processing and properties of bulk (RE) BCO high temperature superconductors: current status and future perspectives

DK Namburi, Y Shi, DA Cardwell - Superconductor Science and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Bulk (RE)-Ba-Cu-O [(RE) BCO] cuprate HTS have been developed steadily towards
a wide range of sustainable engineering and technological applications since their …

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 …

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 …

Superconductive REBCO Thin Films and Their Nanocomposites: The Role of Rare-Earth Oxides in Promoting Sustainable Energy

AK Jha, K Matsumoto - Frontiers in Physics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The lossless transmission of direct electrical currents in superconductors is very often
regarded as an “energy superhighway” with greatly enhanced efficiency. With the discovery …

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 …

Structural Evolution Induced by Interfacial Lattice Mismatch in Self-Organized YBa2Cu3O7−δ Nanocomposite Film

T Horide, F Kametani, S Yoshioka, T Kitamura… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Intriguing properties of self-organized nanocomposites of perovskite oxides are usually
derived from the complex interface of constituent material phases. A sophisticated control of …

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 …

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 …

Enhancing magnetic pinning by BaZrO3 nanorods forming coherent interface by strain-directed Ca-do** in YBa2Cu3O7− x nanocomposite films

V Ogunjimi, MA Sebastian, D Zhang… - Superconductor …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract BaZrO 3 (BZO) one-dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APCs) aligned along
the c-axis of the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 (YBCO) have been adopted to enhance the magnetic vortex …

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 …