Importance of low-angle grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7− 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 …

High-Jc YBa2Cu3O7− x-Ag superconducting thin films synthesized through a fluorine-free MOD method

X Tang, Y Zhao, W Wu, NH Andersen… - Journal of the European …, 2015 - Elsevier
Obtaining a high critical current density (J c) remains the main challenge in developing
fluorine-free metal organic deposition (MOD) methods to fabricate YBCO superconducting …

Growth of textured MgO through e-beam evaporation and inclined substrate deposition

Y Xu, CH Lei, B Ma, H Evans… - Superconductor …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Long length textured MgO template on Hastelloy C276™(HC) has been successfully
deposited in a reel-to-reel (R2R) electron beam (e-beam) evaporation system by inclined …

Aqueous polymer–nitrate solution deposition of YBCO films

YR Patta, DE Wesolowski, MJ Cima - Physica C: Superconductivity, 2009 - Elsevier
High critical current density YBa2Cu3O7− x (YBCO) films were prepared by solution
deposition of aqueous non-fluorine precursors. Non-fluorine polymer-assisted deposition …

Dramatic effects of chlorine addition on expanding synthesis conditions for fluorine-free metal–organic decomposition YBa2Cu3Oy films

T Motoki, S Ikeda, G Honda, T Nagaishi… - Applied Physics …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The synthesis conditions of fluorine-free metal–organic decomposition (FF-MOD)-processed
YBa 2 Cu 3 O y (YBCO) films on buffered metallic substrates have been systematically …

Uncovering a new quasi-2D CuO2 plane between the YBa2Cu3O7 and CeO2 buffer layer of coated conductors

ZX Li, JJ Cao, XF Gou, TG Wang, F Xue - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
We report a discovery of the quasi-two-dimensional (quasi-2D) CuO 2 plane between the
superconductor YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 (YBCO) and CeO 2 buffer layer (mostly used in the …

Conversion behavior comparison of TFA–MOD and non-fluorine solution-deposited YBCO films

DE Wesolowski, YR Patta, MJ Cima - Physica C: Superconductivity, 2009 - Elsevier
The densification behavior during conversion of YBa2Cu3O7− x (YBCO) films formed by the
trifluoroacetate (TFA)-based metal–organic deposition (MOD) technique was compared to a …

Effect of BaZrO3/Ag hybrid doping to the microstructure and performance of fluorine-free MOD method derived YBa2Cu3O7−x superconducting thin films

X Tang, Y Zhao, W Wu, JC Grivel - Journal of Materials Science: Materials …, 2015 - Springer
It is known that BaZrO 3 and Ag can improve the magnetic and transport performance of
YBCO thin film through totally disparate ways. BaZrO 3 plays the role of flux pinning centers …

Mechanical Damage of YBa2CU3O7-Coated Conducting Film Caused by Its CeO2 Interface with Defects

T Wang, Z Li, J Cao, X Gou - International Journal of Applied …, 2019 - World Scientific
YBa2Cu3O7 (YBCO) multilayer coating conductors are the second generation
superconductor wires. The interface structure plays an important role in the performance of …

Interface reaction‐governed heteroepitaxial growth of YBa2Cu3O7‐δ film on CeO2‐buffered technical substrate

J Chu, Y Zhao, Y Ji, W Wu, J Shi, Z Hong… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the high growth rate and environmental‐friendly, fluorine‐free metal‐organic
decomposition routes (FF‐MOD) have attracted more attention for growth of high‐quality …