• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

The improvement of critical current properties of $REBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$ (REBCO) coated conductors by introducing artificial pinning centers (APCs) is examined with respect to the field-angle anisotropy, high-field performance and relaxation property with time. Nano-rods along the c-axis introduced by PLD method and isotropic nano-particles introduced by TFA-MOD method are treated. The theoretical analysis is also shown to understand the effect of APCs quantitatively. The effects of superconducting layer thickness that influences the high-field performance and relaxation property are also discussed. It is shown that the upper critical field, which is another important factor to determine the high-field property, can be improved by introduction of APCs through electron scattering at interfaces with the superconducting matrix. The optimum critical current property can be obtained by properly designing the morphology and number density of APCs and the superconducting layer thickness.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.18-22
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• 2017

Addition of $BaSnO_3$ (BSO) to $GdBa_2Cu_3O_{7-{\delta}}$ (GdBCO) is reported to enhance the flux pinning property of GdBCO thick films. To investigate the effect of growth condition on the pinning properties, 700 nm-thick BSO-added GdBCO films deposited with varying temperatures and growth rates were prepared by using a pulsed laser deposition method. As the deposition temperature increases, the critical current density and the pinning force density show an improved field dependence up to $750^{\circ}C$ due to the increase in the formation of the a-axis growth and the BSO nanostructures. The films deposited at higher temperatures show degraded surfaces and as a result, degraded pinning behaviors. For the change in growth rate, the critical current density and the pinning force increase as the repetition rate increase at low magnetic fields, but this behavior is reversed in high magnetic fields. These results indicate that the film growth conditions significantly affect the formation of BSO nanostructures and the pinning properties of BSO-added GdBCO films.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.21-25
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• 2020

We investigated the flux pinning property of GdBa₂Cu₃O_7-x (GdBCO) films on top of La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ (LSMO) nanoparticles deposited by a surface decoration. Both GdBCO films and LSMO nano particles were deposited by pulsed laser deposition and the number of laser pulses were varied from 80 to 320 in order to control the density of the LSMO nanoparticles. The magnetization data at 77 K showed that the critical current density (J_c) was enhanced in all of the GdBCO films with LSMO nanoparticles and that the J_c enhancement was found to be inversely proportional to the LSMO nanoparticle density. Structural analyses revealed that LSMO nanoparticles induce a compressive strain in the GdBCO films resulting in a disordering in the CuO₂ plane. Therefore, the enhanced flux pinning property in the GdBCO with LSMO nanoparticles was attributed to the competing effect between the increase of pinning centers and the increase of compressive strain in the superconducting phase.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.13-17
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• 2017

We investigated the effect of self-assembled BSO nano-defects as pinning centers in BSO-added GdBCO films when the thicknesses of films were varied. 3.5 vol. % BSO-added GdBCO films with varying thicknesses from 200 nm to 1000 nm were deposited on $SrTiO_3$ (STO) substrate by using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) process. For the films with thicknesses of 400 nm and 600 nm, 'anomaly shoulders' in $J_c-H$ characteristic curves were observed near the matching field. The anomaly shoulders appeared in the field dependence of $J_c$ may be attributed to the existence of double pinning mechanisms in thin films. The fit to the pinning force density as a function of reduced field h ($H/H_{irr}$) using the Dew-Hughes' scaling law shows that both the 400 nm- and the 600 nm-thick films have double pinning mechanisms while the other films have a single pinning mechanism. These results indicate that the self-assembled property of BSO result in different role as pinning centers with different thickness.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2004.04b
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• pp.37.2-37.2
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• 2004

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.43-43
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• 2007

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.102-105
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• 2007

Effects of $Ag_2O$ doping on the electromagnetic properties in the BiSrCaCuO superconductors. The electromagnetic properties of the $Ag_2O$ doped and undoped BiSrCaCuO superconductor were evaluated to investigate the contribution of the pinning centers to the magnetic effect. It was confirmed experimentally that a large amount of magnetic flux was trapped in the $Ag_2O$ doped sample than that in the undoped one, indicating that the pinning centers of magnetic flux are related closely to the occurrence of the magnetic effect. It is considered that the area where normal conduction takes place increases by adding $Ag_2O$ and the magnetic flux penetrating through the sample increases. The results suggested that Ag acts to increase the pinning centers of the magnetic flux, contributing to the occurrence of the electromagnetic properties.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.1-17
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• 2015

$MgB_2$ thin films with superior superconducting properties are very promising for superconducting magnets, electronic devices and coated conductor electric power applications. A clear understanding of flux pinning mechanism in $MgB_2$ films could be a big aid in improving the performance of $MgB_2$ by the enhancement of $J_c$. The fabrication advancement and the understanding of flux pinning mechanism of $MgB_2$ thin and thick films fabricated by using hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition (HPCVD) are reviewed. The distinct kind of $MgB_2$ films, such as single-crystal like $MgB_2$ thin films, $MgB_2$ epitaxial columnar thick films, and a-axis-oriented $MgB_2$ films are included for flux pinning mechanism investigation. Various attempts made by researchers to improve further the flux pinning property and $J_c$ performance by means of doping in $MgB_2$ thin films by using HPCVD are also summarized.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.37 no.7
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• pp.693-700
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• 2009

In this paper, conventional z-pinning technology which can be used to reinforce inter-laminar property of laminated composites is introduced and new z-pinning technique recently proposed by author is also introduced. On some trial specimens manufactured by the new z-pinning technique, the low-velocity impact test was performed and impact damage area was measured. Similar impact test was performed on normal composite laminate specimens and those test results were compared to each other. Consequently, it can be seen that the new z-pinning technique is more useful in applying to mass production of z-pinned composite laminate structures than the conventional techniques and some clear improvement on impact resistance of z-pinned composite laminates manufactured by the new z-pinning technique is observed.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.11-17
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• 2007

Magnetization studies have been carried out on $MgB_2$ polycrystalline samples in the temperature range of 5 - 44 K and in the magnetic field up to 7 Tesla. The critical current density was calculated from hysteresis loops using the Bean's critical state model, and the highest value of $J_c$ at 20 K was $2.7{\times}10^5\;A/cm^2$ at 2 Tesla. The hysteresis loops were carefully examined to determine the temperature and magnetic field range where flux jumps appeared. The first jump occurred typically at 1 Tesla. Due to the strong pinning, we observed the presence of flux jump below H = 1 Tesla at temperature below 30 K.