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 …

The effect of fast neutron irradiation on the superconducting properties of REBCO coated conductors with and without artificial pinning centers

DX Fischer, R Prokopec, J Emhofer… - Superconductor …, 2018‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Superconductors are essential components of future fusion power plants. The magnet coils
responsible for producing the field required for confining the fusion plasma are exposed to …

Large pinning forces and matching effects in YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films with Ba2Y(Nb/Ta)O6 nano-precipitates

L Opherden, M Sieger, P Pahlke, R Hühne, L Schultz… - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
The addition of mixed double perovskite Ba2Y (Nb/Ta) O6 (BYNTO) to YBa2Cu3O7− δ
(YBCO) thin films leads to a large improvement of the in-field current carrying capability. For …

Nanodiamond influence on the nucleation and growth of YBCO superconducting film deposited by metal–organic decomposition

V Pinto, A Vannozzi, G Celentano… - Crystal Growth & …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
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 …

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 …

Critical current density improvement in CSD-grown high-entropy REBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ films

P Cayado, L Grünewald, M Erbe, J Hänisch… - RSC …, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
High-entropy oxide (HEO) superconductors have been developed since very recently.
Different superconductors can be produced in the form of a high-entropy compound …

Comparative study of CSD-grown REBCO films with different rare earth elements: processing windows and Tc

M Erbe, P Cayado, W Freitag… - Superconductor …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract REBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (REBCO, RE= rare earth) compounds with different single RE
elements were grown via TFA-MOD (metal-organic deposition of trifluoroacetates) to clarify …

Microstructure, pinning properties, and aging of CSD-grown SmBa2Cu3O7− δ films with and without BaHfO3 nanoparticles

J Hänisch, K Iida, P Cayado, M Erbe… - Superconductor …, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
In order to improve the electrical transport properties of REBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ nanocomposite
films, SmBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ films with and without BaHfO 3 nanoparticles were grown by …