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http://www.itep.kit.edu/english/1059.php Prof. Teresa Puig give a talk about High-temperature superconductors in the WE-Heraeus-Seminar “Superconducting materials on their way from physics to applications” the February 18th at Physikzentrum Bad Honnef  in Germany. The PhD students Laia Soler and Júlia Jarreño participated in the seminar and they presented two posters with their on-going studies on YBCO films by CSD-transient liquid assisted growth.

Today is the First International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day created by the United Nations to emphasise the importance of women in science and to rise the gender equality in the scientific world. For that, ICMAB women have posed in front of the camera to say SCIENCE! and motivate women and girls join the scientific career.

Bernat Bozzo defended his PhD Thesis, entitled “Superconducting joining of melt texture YBCO bulks”, the jury formed by Àlvar Sánchez, Josep López López and Guilherme Sotelo awarded his work with an Excel·lent for a PhD thesis at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Congratulations Bernat!  

Neus Romà defended his PhD Thesis, entitled “Estudio de soluciones precursoras para el crecimiento de capas superconductoras gruesas por el método de deposición de soluciones químicas”, the jury formed by Maria Lourdes Calzada, Jordi Farjas and Monica Lira awarded her work with an Excel·lent Cum Laude which is the maximum qualification for a PhD thesis at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Congratulations Neus!

Rafael Ortega defended his PhD Thesis, entitled “Memorias Resistivas basadas en óxidos complejos”, the jury formed by Juan Antonio Rubio Solá, Juan Bautista Roldán Aranda and Luis Eduardo Hueso Arroyo awarded his work with an Excellent for a PhD thesis at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Congratulations Rafael!    

WORKSHOP on VORTEX PHYSICS OF STRAINED NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS Organizer and Chair: Prof. Teresa Puig 10-11 December 2015 ICMAB-CSIC Agenda Day 1 9:30 Registration 10:00 Laboratories tour 11:30 Coffee break Session I: Vortex physics in PLD nanocomposites Session Chair: Prof. Guy Deutscher, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University. 12:00-12:45 Kaname Matsumoto, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan: “Critical current control in REBCO superconductor by using different kinds of artificial pinning centers” 13:00 Lunch 14:00-14:45 Yutaka Yoshida, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan: “Jc enhancement in the nanorod-introduced REBCO films on single-crystalline substrates and metal tapes” 14:45-15:30 Satoshi Awaji, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan: “Flux pining state and its effect on Jc and Bi properties under the nanorod-introduced REBCO films” 15:30 Coffee Break Session II: Vortex physics in CSD nanocomposites Session Chair: Prof. Kaname Matsumoto, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan 16:00-16:45 Mariona Coll, ICMAB-CSIC: “CSD Growth of nanocomposites” 17:00-17:45 Bernat Mundet, ICMAB-CSIC: “Origin, evolution and interaction of structural defects in nanocomposites grown by CSD” 17:45-18:30 Ferran Vallès, ICMAB-CSIC: Tuning vortex pinning landscape and anisotropy of CSD Nanocomposites 18:30 Closing session 19:30 Aperitive 20:30 dinner Restaurante La Marmita – Hotel Campus Vila Universitària Campus de la UAB 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) Taxis will be arranged to go back to Barcelona *All invited talks are of 30 min plus 15 minutes discussion.   Agenda Day 2 Session III: Vortex physics and electronic structure Session Chair: Dr. Anna Palau, ICMAB-CSIC 9:30-10:15 Enrico Silva, Dept. of Engineering, Università Roma Tre: What can we learn from pinning and dissipation of superconducting nanocomposite films with microwaves 10:15-11:00 Guy Deutscher, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University : Lattice strain effects on pair condensation and vortex pinning 11:00-11:30 Coffee break 11:30 General Discussion: Session Chair: Prof. Teresa Puig, ICMAB-CSIC Are the pinning centers of high temperature effective at low temperature? What determines de irreversibility line? What similarities can be gathered between CSD and PLD regarding vortex pinning? Do we have isotropic strain in PLD nanocomposites at low temperature like in CSD? What are the consequences of strain in the electronic density of state? How can we measure the consequences of strain on the DOS or quasiparticles behavior? Can microwave measurements answer some questions regarding the quasiparticles nature in strained regions? 13:00 Lunch 15:00 Discussion and future collaboration initiatives 17:00 Closing of the workshop