Abstract
Because of pressing global environmental challenges, focus has been placed on materials for efficient energy use, and this has triggered the search for nanostructural modification methods to improve performance. Achieving a high density of tunable-sized second-phase nanoparticles while ensuring the matrix remains intact is a long-sought goal. In this paper, we present an effective, scalable method to achieve this goal using metal organic deposition in a perovskite system REBa2Cu3O7 (rare earth (RE)) that enhances the superconducting properties to surpass that of previous achievements. We present two industrially compatible routes to tune the nanoparticle size by controlling diffusion during the nanoparticle formation stage by selecting the second-phase material and modulating the precursor composition spatially. Combining these routes leads to an extremely high density (8 × 1022 m−3) of small nanoparticles (7 nm) that increase critical currents and reduce detrimental effects of thermal fluctuations at all magnetic field strengths and temperatures. This method can be directly applied to other perovskite materials where nanoparticle addition is beneficial.
Highlights
The world’s energy demands require more efficient methods of producing, storing, transmitting and using clean energy, such as electricity
We present an effective, scalable method to achieve this goal using metal organic deposition in a perovskite system REBa2Cu3O7 (rare earth (RE)) that enhances the superconducting properties to surpass that of previous achievements
In the temperature ramp of the crystallization, BaMO3 (BMO, M = Zr, Nb or Sn) NPs are formed before the crystalline growth of the matrix, resulting in randomly distributed and oriented NPs.[21,33]
Summary
The world’s energy demands require more efficient methods of producing, storing, transmitting and using clean energy, such as electricity.
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