Artificial pinning center technology to enhance vortex pinning in YBCO coated conductors

K Matsumoto, P Mele - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Crystalline defects on the nano-scale, which are called artificial pinning centers (APCs),
were successfully introduced into high-temperature superconductors (HTS) by …

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 …

Large pinning forces and matching effects in YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films with Ba2Y(Nb/Ta)O6 nano-precipitates

L Opherden, M Sieger, P Pahlke, R Hühne, L Schultz… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The addition of mixed double perovskite Ba2Y (Nb/Ta) O6 (BYNTO) to YBa2Cu3O7− δ
(YBCO) thin films leads to a large improvement of the in-field current carrying capability. For …

Angular dependence of Jc for YBCO coated conductors at low temperature and very high magnetic fields

A Xu, JJ Jaroszynski, F Kametani, Z Chen… - Superconductor …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We present very high field angle dependent critical current density (J c) data for three
recently obtained YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (YBCO) coated conductors used in the construction of …

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 …

The effect of lattice strain on the diameter of BaZrO3 nanorods in epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7− δ films

JZ Wu, JJ Shi, JF Baca, R Emergo… - Superconductor …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
An elastic strain model has been applied in an effort to understand the effect of the lattice
strain on the diameter of the BaZrO 3 (BZO) nanorods self-assembled into aligned arrays …

Interactive Growth Effects of Rare‐Earth Nanoparticles on Nanorod Formation in YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films

FJ Baca, TJ Haugan, PN Barnes… - Advanced Functional …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The controlled growth of self‐assembled second‐phase nanostructures has been shown to
be an essential tool for enhancing properties of several composite oxide thin film systems …

Controlled BZO Nanorod Growth and Improved Flux Pinning in YBCO Films Grown on Vicinal STO Substrates

MM Aye, E Rivasto, H Rijckaert, H Huhtinen… - Crystal Growth & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The present study systematically investigates the impact of strain-induced defects on the
anisotropy of the critical current density across wide temperature and magnetic field ranges …

Optimized BaZrO3 nanorod density in YBa2Cu3O matrix for high field applications

MM Aye, E Rivasto, H Rijckaert… - Superconductor …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
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Enabling coherent BaZrO3 nanorods/YBa2Cu3O7− x interface through dynamic lattice enlargement in vertical epitaxy of BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7− x nanocomposites

JZ Wu, V Ogunjimi, MA Sebastian… - Superconductor …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
One-dimensional c-axis-aligned BaZrO 3 (BZO) nanorods are regarded as strong one-
dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APCs) in BZO-doped YaBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− x …