Superconductive REBCO Thin Films and Their Nanocomposites: The Role of Rare-Earth Oxides in Promoting Sustainable Energy

AK Jha, K Matsumoto - Frontiers in Physics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The lossless transmission of direct electrical currents in superconductors is very often
regarded as an “energy superhighway” with greatly enhanced efficiency. With the discovery …

Interactive modeling-synthesis-characterization approach towards controllable in situ self-assembly of artificial pinning centers in RE-123 films

J Wu, J Shi - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Raising critical current density J c in high temperature superconductors (HTSs) is an
important strategy towards performance-cost balanced HTS technology for …

Optimizing vortex pinning in YBa2Cu3O7-x superconducting films up to high magnetic fields

F Vallès, A Palau, D Abraimov, J Jaroszynski… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The magnetic flux pinning capabilities of YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) coated conductors vary
strongly across different regions of the magnetic field–temperature phase diagram and with …

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 …

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 …

New insight into strain and composition of BaZrO3 nanorods in REBCO superconductor

G Majkic, JS Jeong, H Yun… - Superconductor …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on strain and composition effects associated with growth of self-assembled BaZrO
3 (BZO) nanorods in REBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ (REBCO) superconductors (RE= rare earth= Y and …

Generating mixed morphology BaZrO3 artificial pinning centers for strong and isotropic pinning in BaZrO3–Y2O3 double-doped YBCO thin films

S Chen, MA Sebastian, B Gautam, J Wilt… - Superconductor …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
High concentration artificial pinning centers (APCs), such as BaZrO 3 nanorods (BZO 1D
APCs) aligned along the c-axis of the high temperature superconductor YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 …

[HTML][HTML] Transformational dynamics of BZO and BHO nanorods imposed by Y2O3 nanoparticles for improved isotropic pinning in YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films

B Gautam, MA Sebastian, S Chen, J Shi, T Haugan… - AIP Advances, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
An elastic strain model was applied to evaluate the rigidity of the c-axis aligned one-
dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APCs) in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ matrix films. Higher …

Influence of artificial pinning centers on structural and superconducting properties of thick YBCO films on ABAD-YSZ templates

P Pahlke, M Sieger, R Ottolinger, M Lao… - Superconductor …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent efforts in the development of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (YBCO) coated conductors are
devoted to the increase of the critical current I c in magnetic fields. This is typically realized …

Effect of simultaneous addition of 1D and 3D artificial pinning centers in hybrid YBa2Cu3O7–x multilayers

P Mele, MI Adam, T Suzuki, Y Yoshida… - Science of Advanced …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
The nanoengineering approach by PLD method can produce a variety of complex
nanocomposite oxide thin films with unique properties for sustainable applications. We …