Enhanced flux pinning in MOD YBa 2Cu 3O 7-δ films by ion milling through anodic alumina templates

Superconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Develos Bagarinao, K ^a   Wimbush, S C ^b,c   Matsui, H ^a   Yamaguchi, I ^a   MacManus Driscoll, J L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODIC ALUMINA TEMPLATE; ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE MEMBRANES; COLUMNAR DEFECT; ENHANCED FLUX PINNING; FIELD DIRECTIONS; FLUORINE-FREE; ION MILLING; MICRO-STRAIN; MOD-YBCO; NANO-POROUS; OXYGEN DISORDER; SELF FIELD;

ANODIC OXIDATION; FLUORINE; MILLING (MACHINING);

IONS;

EID: 84861178081     PISSN: 09532048     EISSN: 13616668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/25/6/065005     Document Type: Article

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