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 …

Coated conductors for power applications: materials challenges

X Obradors, T Puig - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Importance of low-angle grain boundaries inYBa2Cu3O7− δ coated conductors

JH Durrell, NA Rutter - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the past ten years the perception of grain boundaries in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ conductors
has changed greatly. They are now not a problem to be eliminated, but an inevitable and …

Dynamic resistance of a high-Tc coated conductor wire in a perpendicular magnetic field at 77 K

Z Jiang, R Toyomoto, N Amemiya… - Superconductor …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Superconducting high-T c coated conductor (CC) wires comprise a ceramic thin film with a
large aspect ratio. This geometry can lead to significant dissipative losses when exposed to …

Progress towards all-chemical superconductingYBa2Cu3O7-coated conductors

X Obradors, T Puig, A Pomar… - Superconductor …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Chemical solution deposition (CSD) has recently emerged as a very competitive technique
for obtaining epitaxial films of high quality with controlled nanostructure. In particular, the all …

Progress in superconducting REBa2Cu3O7 (RE= rare earth) coated conductors derived from fluorinated solutions

X Obradors, T Puig, S Ricart, A Palau… - Superconductor …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we review recent progress achieved in the use of chemical solution deposition
(CSD) based on fluorinated metalorganic precursors to grow superconducting REBa 2 Cu 3 …

Macroscopic modeling of magnetization and levitation of hard type-II superconductors: The critical-state model

C Navau, N Del-Valle, A Sanchez - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We review the modeling progress of the magnetic response of hard type-II superconductors
(SCs) using the critical-state model (CSM). We focus on magnetization loops when a uniform …

Heating-Induced Performance Degradation of REBa2Cu3O7–x Coated Conductors: An Oxygen Out-Diffusion Scenario with Two Activation Energies

M Bonura, P Cayado, K Konstantopoulou… - ACS Applied …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The degradation of the superconducting properties of RE Ba2Cu3O7–x coated conductors
when heated above 150° C is a topic of concern for any RE Ba2Cu3O7–x-based …

Numerical modeling of dynamic loss in HTS-coated conductors under perpendicular magnetic fields

Q Li, M Yao, Z Jiang, CW Bumby… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-Tc superconducting (HTS)-coated conductors are a promising option for the next-
generation power devices. However, their thin-film geometry incurs dynamic loss when …

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 …