Inorganic nanomaterials cover a wide range of applications in electronics, optics,
magnetism, catalysis, biomedical, and environmental issues. 1− 3 The properties of these …

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 …

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 …

Boosting large-scale superconductor applications require nanostructured conductors with
artificial pinning centres immobilizing quantized vortices at high temperature and magnetic …

Power applications of superconductors will be tremendously boosted if an effective method
for magnetic flux immobilization is discovered. Here, we report the most efficient vortex …

We present a new experimental technique to measure the delamination strength under
transverse tensile stress of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ coated conductors for electric power …

A methodology of general validity to study vortex pinning in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ (YBCO) is
described. It is based on measuring the angular-dependent critical current density in a large …

The modified Pechini method has become one of the most popular synthesis methods for
complex oxide materials due to its simplicity and versatility. The method can be applied to …

Second-generation high-temperature superconducting (2G-HTS) tapes based on REBa 2
Cu 3 O 7-x (REBCO, RE: rare earth) materials enable the energy-efficient and high-power …

Although high temperature superconductors are promising for power applications, the
production of low‐cost coated conductors with high current densities—at high magnetic …