Progress in the study of vortex pinning centers in high-temperature superconducting films

J Zhang, H Wu, G Zhao, L Han, J Zhang - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the discovery of high-temperature superconductors (HTSs), significant progress in the
fabrication of HTS films has been achieved. In this review, we intend to provide an overview …

Enhancing magnetic pinning by BaZrO3 nanorods forming coherent interface by strain-directed Ca-doping in YBa2Cu3O7− x nanocomposite films

V Ogunjimi, MA Sebastian, D Zhang… - Superconductor …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract BaZrO 3 (BZO) one-dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APCs) aligned along
the c-axis of the YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 (YBCO) have been adopted to enhance the magnetic vortex …

Pair Distribution Function Analysis of ZrO2 Nanocrystals and Insights in the Formation of ZrO2-YBa2Cu3O7 Nanocomposites

H Rijckaert, J De Roo, M Van Zele, S Banerjee… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
The formation of superconducting nanocomposites from preformed nanocrystals is still not
well understood. Here, we examine the case of ZrO2 nanocrystals in a YBa2Cu3O7− x …

Tailoring microstructure and superconducting properties in thick BaHfO3 and Ba2 Y (Nb/Ta) O6 doped YBCO films on technical templates

M Sieger, P Pahlke, M Lao, M Eisterer… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current transport capability of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x (YBCO) based coated conductors (CCs)
is mainly limited by two features: the grain boundaries of the used textured template, which …

Influence of Ba2+ consumption and intermediate dwelling during processing of YBa2Cu3O7 nanocomposite films

H Rijckaert, J Hänisch, G Pollefeyt… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving high‐critical current densities (Jc) with small artificial pinning centers is a crucial
challenge for YBa2Cu3O7− δ (YBCO) nanocomposite thin films fabricated using chemical …

Unique nanostructural features in Fe, Mn-doped YBCO thin films

A Meledin, S Turner, P Cayado, B Mundet… - Superconductor …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
An attempt to grow a thin epitaxial composite film of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ (YBCO) with spinel
MnFe 2 O 4 (MFO) nanoparticles on a LAO substrate using the CSD approach resulted in a …

[HTML][HTML] The angular range of effective pinning by one-dimensional artificial pinning centers in BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite films

V Ogunjimi, B Gautam, MA Sebastian, T Haugan, J Wu - AIP Advances, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Nanoscale c-axis-aligned one dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APC) in
superconducting YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x (YBCO) films have been shown to provide strong …

Thick secondary phase pinning-enhanced YBCO films on technical templates

M Sieger, P Pahlke, M Lao, A Meledin… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The critical current I c (B) of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ (YBCO) coated conductors can be increased
by growing thicker superconductor layers as well as improving the critical current density J c …

Weakening of thickness dependence of JC in YBa2Cu3O7-δ films using a titanium-added MOD precursor solution

HL Zhang, FZ Ding, HW Gu, ZB Dong, F Qu… - … and its Applications, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract BaTiO 3 (BTO)-doped YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ (YBCO) films were prepared by the metal-
organic deposition method using a precursor solution with titanium ion. These YBCO films …