Growth, nanostructure and vortex pinning in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 thin films based on trifluoroacetate solutions

X Obradors, T Puig, S Ricart, M Coll… - Superconductor …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Evolved gas analysis by mass spectrometry

S Materazzi, S Vecchio - Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The analytical applications of the evolved gas analyses (EGAs) performed by mass
spectrometry for the period extending from 2005 to 2010 are collected in this review. By …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7− x nanocomposite films and coated conductors from BaMO3 (M= Zr, Hf) colloidal solutions

X Obradors, T Puig, Z Li, C Pop, B Mundet… - Superconductor …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Superconducting nanocomposites are the best material choice to address the performance
required in power applications and magnets working under high magnetic fields. However, it …

Solution design for low-fluorine trifluoroacetate route to YBa2Cu3O7 films

X Palmer, C Pop, H Eloussifi, B Villarejo… - Superconductor …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Role of twin boundaries on vortex pinning of CSD YBCO nanocomposites

V Rouco, A Palau, R Guzman, J Gazquez… - Superconductor …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the effect of twin boundaries (TBs) on the critical current density of YBa 2 Cu 3 O $
_ {7-x} $(YBCO) films and nanocomposites grown on different substrates. Varying both the …