Ultra-high flux pinning properties of BaMO3-doped YBa 2Cu3O7-x thin films (M = Zr, Sn)

Paolo Mele, Kaname Matsumoto, Tomoya Horide, Ataru Ichinose, Masashi Mukaida, Yutaka Yoshida, Shigeru Horii, Ryusuke Kita

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    Abstract

    We studied the flux pinning properties of BaZrO3-doped YBa 2Cu3O7-x and BaSnO3-doped YBa 2Cu3O7-x films. We found that BaSnO 3-doped films showed very high global pinning forces, Fp, of 28.3GNm-3 (77K, ) and 103GNm-3 (65K, ), twice that of BaZrO3-doped films. Transmission electron microscopy analysis showed that, in both films, nanorods of the dopant phase were incorporated. The BaSnO3 nanorods were nearly straight but the BaZrO3 nanorods became curved with the increasing film thickness.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number032002
    JournalSuperconductor Science and Technology
    Volume21
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 1 2008

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Ceramics and Composites
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Metals and Alloys
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Materials Chemistry

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