TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced flux pinning in MOCVD-YBCO films through Zr additions
T2 - Systematic feasibility studies
AU - Aytug, T.
AU - Paranthaman, M.
AU - Specht, E. D.
AU - Zhang, Y.
AU - Kim, K.
AU - Zuev, Y. L.
AU - Cantoni, C.
AU - Goyal, A.
AU - Christen, D. K.
AU - Maroni, V. A.
AU - Chen, Y.
AU - Selvamanickam, V.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Systematic effects of Zr additions on the structural and flux pinning properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) films deposited by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) have been investigated. Detailed characterization, conducted by coordinated transport, x-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy analyses, and imaging Raman microscopy have revealed trends in the resulting property/performance correlations of these films with respect to varying mole percentages (mol%) of added Zr. For compositions ≤7.5mol%, Zr additions lead to improved in-field critical current density, as well as extra correlated pinning along the c-axis direction of the YBCO films via the formation of columnar, self-assembled stacks of BaZrO3 nanodots.
AB - Systematic effects of Zr additions on the structural and flux pinning properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) films deposited by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) have been investigated. Detailed characterization, conducted by coordinated transport, x-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy analyses, and imaging Raman microscopy have revealed trends in the resulting property/performance correlations of these films with respect to varying mole percentages (mol%) of added Zr. For compositions ≤7.5mol%, Zr additions lead to improved in-field critical current density, as well as extra correlated pinning along the c-axis direction of the YBCO films via the formation of columnar, self-assembled stacks of BaZrO3 nanodots.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/76749127555
U2 - 10.1088/0953-2048/23/1/014005
DO - 10.1088/0953-2048/23/1/014005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:76749127555
SN - 0953-2048
VL - 23
JO - Superconductor Science and Technology
JF - Superconductor Science and Technology
IS - 1
M1 - 014005
ER -