YBCO
Related Films
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YBa2Cu3O7-δ, or YBCO, was discovered to have a Tc of 92 K in 1987. This was the first time that superconductivity had been observed at temperatures which could be conveniently attained with liquid nitrogen, and so created great excitement at the prospect of low-cost applications of superconductivity. However, the difficulty of producing long lengths of high-quality conductors resulted in slow progress towards commercial YBCO superconductors; high temperature superconductors have yet to displace niobium-based materials in applications as a result of the high manufacturing costs and the form of the available conductors.
Members of ASCG have been involved with YBCO research since its discovery, working in a wide range of preparation, refinement and characterisation techniques – see the list of YBCO publications. Our current work is mostly focussed on AC losses and inkjet printing. As part of the Nano Engineering of Superconductors for Power Applications (NESPA) project, we are developing 2D and 3D multifilamentary structures using inkjet printing as a route towards low AC loss coated conductors, and a PhD studentship is currently available to take a leading role in this work.
Related processes and techniques
Related publications
| Showing 40 publications related to YBCO in date order. Links to online copies of these papers may require a journal subscription (personal or institutional). | |
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| 1987 | |
| 1 | J.E.Evetts, R.J.Highmore, E.J.Tomilson, M.G.Blamire, B.A.Glowacki and R.E.Somekh, Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of reversible oxygen intercalation in YBa2Cu3O7 superconductors Proceedings of the First European Workshop on High Tc Superconductors and Potential Applications, Genova, Italy ed. J.Vilain and S.Gregoli, Commission of the European Communities S.D.M. 1/51, Brussels, D.G.XII/471/87 61 (1987) First European Workshop on High Tc Superconductors and Potential Applications, Genova, Italy, 1-3 July 1987 |
| 2 | R.A.Camps, J.E.Evetts, B.A.Glowacki, S.B.Newcomb, R.E.Somekh and W.M.Stobbs, The microstructure of YBa2Cu3O7 Proceedings First European Workshop on High Tc Superconductors and Potential Applications, Genova, Italy, 325 (1987) First European Workshop on High Tc Superconductors and Potential Applications, Genova, Italy, 1-3 July 1987 |
| 3 | R.A.Camps, J.E.Evetts, B.A.Glowacki, S.B.Newcomb, R.E.Somekh and W.M.Stobbs, The microstructure and critical current of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 Nature, 329 229 (1987) |
| 4 | R.A.Camps, J.E.Evetts, B.A.Glowacki, S.A.Newcomb and W.M.Stobbs, The role of boundaries in the superconducting properties of sintered YBa2Cu3O7 Journal of Materials Research, 2 750 (1987) | DOI: 10.1557/JMR.1987.0750 |
| 1988 | |
| 5 | S.B.Newcomb, B.A.Glowacki, A.M.Campbell, J.E.Evetts and W.M.Stobbs, Microstructure, critical current and flux pinning in Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductors British Ceramic Proc., 40 161 (1988) |
| 6 | B.A.Glowacki, R.J.Highmore, K.Peters, A.L.Greer and J.E.Evetts, A calorimetric study of oxygen intercalation and desorption in bulk superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 Superconductor Science and Technology, 1 7 (1988) |
| 7 | B.A.Glowacki and J.E.Evetts, External and internal diffusion of oxygen in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 composite conductors Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., 99 419 (1988) MRS High-Temperature Superconductors Symposium, Boston, MA, 30 Nov-4 Dec 1987 |
| 8 | B.A.Glowacki and J.E.Evetts, Critical current anisotropy in sintered superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., 99 741 (1988) MRS High-Temperature Superconductors Symposium, Boston, MA, 30 Nov-4 Dec 1987 |
| 9 | J.E.Evetts and B.A.Glowacki, Relation of critical current irreversibility to trapped flux and microstructure in polycrystalline YBa2Cu3O7 Cryogenics, 28 641 (1988) | DOI: 10.1016/0011-2275(88)90147-6 Critical Currents in High Tc superconductors, Birmingham, UK, 16 May 1988 Highly cited |
| 1989 | |
| 10 | J.E.Evetts, B.A.Glowacki, P.L.Sampson, M.G.Blamire, N.McN.Alford and M.A.Harmer, Relation of the n-value of the resistive transition to microstructure and in homogeneity for YBa2Cu3O7 wires IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, MAG 25 (2) 2041 (March 1989) | View paper online |
| 11 | B.A.Glowacki, S.C.Gill, T.W.Clyne, J.E.Evetts and P.Chandler, Microstructure and critical current characteristic in thick layers of YBaCuO prepared by low pressure plasma deposition Thermal Spray Technology: New Ideas and Technology (edited by D.L.Houck) ASM International, Metals Park, Ohio, 191 (1989) |
| 1990 | |
| 12 | P.A.Freeman and B.A.Glowacki, The preparation of YBaCuO superconducting tapes by solid-liquid diffusion Proceedings of the High Tc Superconductors Symposium (7th CIMTEC World Ceramic Congress) edited by P.Vincenzini, Trieste, Italy, 915 (July 1990) High Tc Superconductors Symposium, 7th CIMTEC World Ceramic Congress, Faenza, Italy, 24-30 June 1990 |
| 1991 | |
| 13 | P.A.Freeman ,N.Ozkan, P.D.Honneyball and B.A.Glowacki, Formation of YBa2Cu3O7 thick films by a diffusion process between Y2BaCuO5 and (BaCuO2,CuO) Superconductor Science and Technology, 4 S358 (1991) |
| 14 | N.Ozkan, B.A.Glowacki,E.A.Robinson and P.A.Freeman, Infrared zone melting process for YBa2Cu3O7-δ wires Journal of Materials Research, 6 (9) 1829 (September 1991) | View paper online |
| 15 | B.A.Glowacki, Preparation methods leading to practical YBa2Cu3O7, Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox and (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox tapes and wires Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Critical Current Limitations in HTSC, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland, 10-13 September 1991, 216 (1991) International Workshop on the Critical Current Limitations in HTSC, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland, 10-13 September 1991 |
| 1992 | |
| 16 | B.A.Glowacki and J.E.Evetts, The processing of practical Y-Ba-Cu-O and Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Wires and Tapes Research Review, Cambridge Marketing Limited, p.69 (1992) |
| 1993 | |
| 17 | B.A.Glowacki, J.Jackiewicz and J.E.Evetts, The angular reversibility and irreversibility of the critical current in polycrystalline YBa2Cu3O7 wires Cryogenics, 33 86 (1993) |
| 18 | M.Arnott, B.A.Glowacki, B.Soylu and J.E.Evetts, Isothermal melting and continuous isothermal melt texturing of YBaCuO IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 3 (1) 1037 (March 1993) | View paper online |
| 1999 | |
| 19 | J.E.Evetts, M.J.Hogg, B.A.Glowacki, N.A.Rutter and V.N.Tsaneva, Current Percolation and the V-I Transition in YBa2Cu3O7 Bicrystals and Granular Coated Conductors Superconductor Science and Technology, 12 1050 (1999) |
| 2000 | |
| 20 | A.Kursumovic, Y-S. Cheng, A.P.Bramley, B.A.Glowacki and J.E.Evetts, Microstructure development in thick YBCO films grown by liquid phase epitaxy Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser., No. 167 147 (2000) EUCAS '99: 4th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, Sitges, Spain, 14-17 September 1999 |
| 21 | A.Kursumovic, Y.S.Cheng, B.A.Glowacki, J.Madsen and J.E.Evetts, Study of the rate limiting processes during liquid phase epitaxy of thick YBaCuO films J. Crystal Growth, 218 45 (2000) |
| 2002 | |
| 22 | R.I. Tomov, A. Kursumovic, D.J. Kang, B.A. Glowacki, M. Majoros, J.E. Evetts, A. Tuissi, E. Villa, Pulsed laser deposition of epitaxial YBCO/oxide multilayers onto textured metallic substrates for coated conductor applications Physica C, 372-376 810 (2002) |
| 23 | R.I.Tomov, A.Kursumovic, M.Majoros, D-J. Kang, B.A.Glowacki and J.E. Evetts, Pulsed laser deposition of epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-δ/oxide multilayers onto textured NiFe substrates for coated conductor applications Superconductor Science and Technology, 15 598 (2002) | DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/15/4/320 |
| 2003 | |
| 24 | R.I.Tomov, A.Kursumovic, M.Majoros, B.A.Glowacki, J.E. Evetts, A.Tuissi, and E.Villa, M.Zamboni, Y.Sun, S.Tönies and H.W.Weber, YBa2Cu3O7-δ coated conductor deposited onto non-magnetic ternary alloy NiCrW RABiTS tape by in-situ Pulsed Laser Deposition Physica C, 383 323 (2003) |
| 25 | A.Kursumovic, Y.S.Cheng, R.I.Tomov, B.A.Glowacki, and J.E.Evetts, The growth modes and transport properties of YBaCuO prepared by batch and continuous Liquid Phase Epitaxy Ceramic Transactions, 140 147 (2003) |
| 26 | M.Majoros, R.I.Tomov, B.A.Glowacki, A.M.Campbell and C.E.Oberly, Hysteresis Losses in YBCO Coated Conductors on Textured Metallic Substrates IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 13 (2) 3626 (June 2003) | View paper online |
| 27 | B.A. Glowacki and T. Mouganie, Ink-jet printing of YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconducting coatings on silver substrates for AC conductor application Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser., No. 181 1884 (2003) EUCAS '03: 6th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, Sorrento, Italy, 14-18 September 2003 |
| 28 | M. Majoros, R. I. Tomov, B. A. Glowacki, A. M. Campbell, J. Ogawa, O. Tsukamoto, AC Losses due to ac magnetic fields in Y1Ba2Cu3O7-x coated conductors - the measurement aspects Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser., No. 181 2044-2051 (2003) EUCAS '03: 6th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, Sorrento, Italy, 14-18 September 2003 |
| 2004 | |
| 29 | M. Majoros A.M. Campbell, B.A. Glowacki, R.I. Tomov, Numerical modeling of heating and current-sharing effects on I-V curves of YBa2Cu3O7 and MgB2 conductors Physica C, 401 (1-4) 140 (15 January 2004) | DOI: 10.1016/j.physc.2003.09.025 |
| 30 | X Qi, Z Lockman, Y Bugoslavsky, A Kursumovic, R Tomov, B.A.Glowacki, J E Evetts and J L MacManus-Driscoll, YBCO/Nd2CuO4/NiO/Ni coated conductors fabricated by liquid phase epitaxy based techniques Superconductor Science and Technology, 17 (10) 1144-1147 (13 August 2004) | DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/17/10/010 |
| 31 | A Kursumovic, R I Tomov, R Hühne, J L MacManus-Driscoll, B.A.Glowacki and J E Evetts, Hybrid liquid phase epitaxy processes for YBa2Cu3O7 film growth Superconductor Science and Technology, 17 (10) 1215 (13 August 2004) | DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/17/10/024 |
| 32 | T.Mouganie and B.A. Glowacki, Effect of Ink Properties through Various Sol-Gel Synthesis Routes for the Ink-Jet Deposition of YBa2Cu3O7-δ Superconducting Layers MRS Proceedings, 860 LL3.8 (2004) | DOI: 10.1017/PROC-860E-LL3.8 MRS Fall Meeting 2004 (Symposium LL: Materials Issues in Solid Freeforming) |
| 2005 | |
| 33 | B.A.Glowacki, YBCO Coated Conductors Book: Frontiers in Superconducting Materials, Springer Verlag, 765 (2005) | View paper online |
| 34 | M. Majoros, B. A. Glowacki, A. M. Campbell, G. A. Levin, P. N. Barnes, and M. Polak, AC Losses in Striated YBCO Coated Conductors IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 15 (2) 2819-2822 (June 2005) | DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2005.848234 |
| 35 | Tarek Mouganie, Michelle A. Moram, Joy Sumner, Bartek A. Glowacki, Bart Schoofs, Isabel Van Driessche and Serge Hoste, Chemical and Physical Analysis of Acetate-Oxide Sol-Gel Processing Routes for the Y-Ba-Cu-O System Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 36 (1) 87-94 (October 2005) | DOI: 10.1007/s10971-005-2472-0 |
| 2006 | |
| 36 | M. Majoros, B.A. Glowacki, A.M. Campbell, G.A. Levin and P.N. Barnes, Transport AC losses in striated YBCO coated conductors Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 43 564-7 (July 2006) | DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/43/1/139 EUCAS '05: 7th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, Vienna, Austria, 11-15 September 2005 |
| 37 | T. Mouganie and B. A. Glowacki, Chemical synthesis and microstructural analysis of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ ink deposited by drop-on-demand ink-jet printing on silver substrates Journal of Materials Science, 41 (24) 8257-8264 (December 2006) | DOI: 10.1007/s10853-006-1002-y |
| 2007 | |
| 38 | A.P. Finlayson, T. Mouganie, M.C. Cordero-Cabrera and B.A. Glowacki, Phase transformation analysis throughout an anhydrous fluorine based sol-gel YBCO processing route Materials Chemistry and Physics, 105 (1) 99-104 (15 September 2007) | DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2007.04.040 |
| 2008 | |
| 39 | Richard A Kleismit, Angela L Campbell, Gregory Kozlowski, Timothy J Haugan, Rand R Biggers, Iman Maartense, Simon C Hopkins, Paul L Barnes and Timothy L Peterson, Electromagnetic characterization of YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films with calcium doping for bi-crystal grain boundary conductivity enhancement Superconductor Science and Technology, 21 (3) 035008 (March 2008) | DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/21/3/035008 |
| 2012 | |
| 40 | Jonas Feys, Pieter Vermeir, Petra Lommens, Simon C. Hopkins, Xavier Granados, Bartek A. Glowacki, Michael Baecker, Elke Reich, Susagna Ricard, Bernhard Holzapfel, Pascal Van Der Voort and Isabel Van Driessche, Ink-jet printing of YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting coatings and patterns from aqueous solutions Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22 (9) 3717 (7 March 2012) | DOI: 10.1039/c1jm14899k |