Influence of BaZrO 3 amount on microstructure and properties in YBa 2Cu 3O 7-x films prepared by TFA-MOD process

Fazhu Ding*, Hongwei Gu, Teng Zhang

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Abstract

Epitaxial YBa 2Cu 3O 7-x /BaZrO 3 films were prepared by complex metal-organic solutions including Y, Ba and Cu anhydrous trifluoroacetate precursors and Zr acetylacetonate precursors. The influence of the amount of BaZrO 3 (BZO) on the structure and properties of YBa 2Cu 3O 7-x (YBCO) films was systematically investigated. The YBCO films having 7 mol % BZO have a maximum critical current density (J c) value (77 K, 0 T) of 6.0 MA/cm 2. The enhanced J c derives from a high density of BZO nanoparticles existing in the YBCO matrix. With increasing BZO amount, J c of the YBCO films begins to decrease due to larger particles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1353-1356
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BZO nanoparticles
  • Flux pinning
  • TFA-MOD
  • YBa Cu O film

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