Synergetic combination of different types of defect to optimize pinning landscape using BaZrO3-doped YBa2Cu3O 7

Nature Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 398-404

  Maiorov, B ^a   Baily, S A ^a   Zhou, H ^a   Ugurlu, O ^a,b   Kennison, J A ^a   Dowden, P C ^a   Holesinger, T G ^a   Foltyn, S R ^a   Civale, L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER; GROWTH KINETICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; NANOPARTICLES; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; THICK FILMS;

ANGLE DEPENDENCE; COLUMNAR DEFECT; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; PINNING CENTRES; PINNING ENERGY; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED;

DEFECTS;

EID: 67349122888     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2408     Document Type: Article

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