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Abstract Microstructural analysis of the BaZrO 3 (BZO)/YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 (YBCO) interface has revealed a highly defective and oxygen deficient 2-3 nm thick YBCO column surrounding the BZO one-dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APCs). The resulting semi-coherent interface is the consequence of the ∼7.7% BZO/YBCO lattice mismatch and is responsible for the low pinning efficiency of BZO 1D-APCs. Herein, we report an interface engineering approach of dynamic Ca/Cu replacement on YBCO lattice to reduce/eliminate the BZO/YBCO lattice mismatch for improved pinning at a wide angular range of the magnetic field orientation. The Ca/Cu replacement induces a local elongation of the YBCO c-lattice near the BZO/YBCO interface, thereby ensuring a reduction in the BZO/YBCO lattice mismatch to ∼1.4% and a coherent BZO/YBCO interface. This has resulted in enhanced pinning at B//c-axis and a broad angular range of B-field orientation. For example, the 6 vol.% BZO/YBCO film with interface engineering exhibits F p ∼158 GN/m 3 at 65 K and B//c-axis, which is 440% higher than the ∼36.1 GN/m 3 for the reference 6% BZO/YBCO sample, and enhanced J c and F p in a wide angular range up to ∼ 80°. This result illustrates a facile scheme for engineeringmore »Free, publicly-accessible full text available May 1, 2023
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Abstract One-dimensional c -axis-aligned BaZrO 3 (BZO) nanorods are regarded as strong one-dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APCs) in BZO-doped YaBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (BZO/YBCO) nanocomposite films. However, a microstructure analysis has revealed a defective, oxygen-deficient YBCO column around the BZO 1D-APCs due to the large lattice mismatch of ∼7.7% between the BZO (3a = 1.26 nm) and YBCO (c = 1.17 nm), which has been blamed for the reduced pinning efficiency of BZO 1D-APCs. Herein, we report a dynamic lattice enlargement approach on the tensile strained YBCO lattice during the BZO 1D-APCs growth to induce c -axis elongation of the YBCO lattice up to 1.26 nm near the BZO 1D-APC/YBCO interface via Ca/Cu substitution on single Cu-O planes of YBCO, which prevents the interfacial defect formation by reducing the BZO/YBCO lattice mismatch to ∼1.4%. Specifically, this is achieved by inserting thin Ca 0.3 Y 0.7 Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (CaY-123) spacers as the Ca reservoir in 2–6 vol.% BZO/YBCO nanocomposite multilayer (ML) films. A defect-free, coherent BZO 1D-APC/YBCO interface is confirmed in transmission electron microscopy and elemental distribution analyses. Excitingly, up to five-fold enhancement of J c ( B ) at magnetic field Bmore »
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Ag nanostructures exhibit extraordinary optical properties, which are important for photonic device integration. Herein, we deposited Ag–LiNbO 3 (LNO) nanocomposite thin films with Ag nanoparticles (NPs) embedded into the LNO matrix by the co-deposition of Ag and LNO using a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. The density and size of Ag NPs were tailored by varying the Ag composition. Low-density and high-density Ag–LNO nanocomposite thin films were deposited and their optical properties, such as transmittance spectra, ellipsometry measurement, as well as angle-dependent and polarization-resolved reflectivity spectra, were explored. The Ag–LNO films show surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in the visible range, tunable optical constants and optical anisotropy, which are critical for photonic device applications.