DocumentCode :
1370235
Title :
Synergetic Pinning Centers in YBa _{2}{\\hbox {Cu}}_{3}{\\hbox {O}}_{\\rm x} Films Through a Combination of Ag Nano-Dot Substrate Decoration, Ag/YBCO Quasi-Multilayers, and t
Author :
Mikheenko, P. ; Dang, V.-S. ; Kechik, M. M Awang ; Sarkar, A. ; Paturi, P. ; Huhtinen, H. ; Abell, J.S. ; Crisan, A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Metall. & Mater., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Volume :
21
Issue :
3
fYear :
2011
fDate :
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
3184
Lastpage :
3188
Abstract :
We report on an original technique for nanoengineered pinning centers that combine three previously reported approaches: substrate decoration, quasi-multilayers and targets with secondary phase nanoinclusions. We have used a 4% BZO-doped YBCO target, and Ag nanodots, all grown by PLD. Such an approach gave interesting results in terms of pinning landscape, as proved by TEM studies. Angle-dependent measurements of critical current Ic showed that, for smaller fields, the absolute maximum in Ic occur for fields perpendicular to the a-b planes, while at larger fields the absolute maximum in Ic occurs for fields parallel to the a-b planes, in both cases with a clear second, local maxima. Measurements also showed a smooth change in the character of pinning with magnetic field, from the out-of-plane to in-plane-dominant pinning. For the out-of-plane magnetic field, the highest Ic-w (critical current per cm width) obtained so far, at 77.3 K, occurred in a 5.8 μm Ag nanodots / BZO-doped YBCO trilayer: 782 A/cm-w in self-field, 167 A/cm-w in 1 T and 18 A/cm-w in 3 T.
Keywords :
barium compounds; critical current density (superconductivity); disperse systems; doping; flux pinning; high-temperature superconductors; inclusions; multilayers; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; pulsed laser deposition; silver; superconducting thin films; transmission electron microscopy; yttrium compounds; Ag-YBCO-BaZrO3; SrTiO3; TEM; critical current; magnetic flux density 1 T; magnetic flux density 3 T; nanodispersed composites; nanoengineered pinning centers; out-of-plane magnetic field; quasimultilayers; secondary phase nanoinclusions; size 5.8 mum; temperature 77.3 K; Copper; Critical current; Magnetic multilayers; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Superconducting magnets; Yttrium barium copper oxide; Critical current density; high temperature superconductor; nanocolumns; nanorods; pinning; quasi-multilayer; superconducting thin film;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1051-8223
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2010.2086041
Filename :
5621850
Link To Document :
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