Evolution of superconducting and normal state properties of YBa2Cu3O7−y thick films under 200MeV Ag ion irradiation

Synthesis and in situ ion irradiation of A-site deficient zirconate perovskite ceramics

“…Perovskite structured materials have been widely investigated for various material applications, including as fuel cells, [1][2][3][4] dielectric resonators, [5][6][7] photovoltaics, 8,9 light emitting diodes, 10 lasers, 11,12 next generation nuclear fuels 13,14 and as hightemperature superconducting magnets. [15][16][17][18] Another potential application is in the immobilisation of nuclear waste streams as a host ceramic matrix. The namesake perovskite CaTiO 3 has been widely studied as a direct immobilisation matrix, including as a constituent of the SYNROC study, [19][20][21][22][23][24] while it is a commonly observed secondary actinide bearing phase when targeting zirconolite structured systems.…”

Surface modifications of TiO2 nanostructured materials induced by 120 MeV Ag ions

“…The consequent energy loss process, the electronic energy loss of ions in materials dominates the other competing energy loss process, the nuclear energy loss 16 . The modifications thus induced may include either columns of amorphous materials 17 or modified crystalline structure 18 along the ion tracks with physical and chemical properties different from the surrounding substance within a depth of about few microns beneath the surface 19 . Therefore, SHIs are of significant interest, as they are associated with electronic stopping, creation of latent tracks, and formation of many other irradiation induced defects, which can be utilized for a wide range of applications 19–21 .…”

Ion-irradiation effect on electron transport in YBCO thin films

“…It was also found that the temperature dependence of the upper critical field has a positive curvature near T c0 . In some cases, disorder in HTSC samples is created by radiation exposure or irradiation (see, for example, works [5,6,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]). It is notable that at moderate doses of irradiation the radiation exposure can be used to increase the critical parameters of HTSC structures [17].…”