Title: Vortex Pinning and Dynamics studies in CSD YBCO Nanocomposites from Electric Transport Measurements Authors: F. Vallés,  A. Palau, V. Rouco, A. Stangl, P. Cayado, M. Coll, B. Mundet, J. Gazquez, Obradors X. and T. Puig Title: Critical Currents and oxygenation process of YBCO Films Grown by Chemical Solution Deposition Authors: A. Stangl, F. Vallés, P. Cayado, M. Coll, C. Pop, B. Villarejo, B. Mundet, J. Gazquez, A. Palau, Obradors X. and T. Puig

Title: Manipulating vortex dynamics in nanostructured YBCO films Authors:  A. Palau, V. Rouco, J. C. Gonzalez-Rosillo, R. Ortega, J. Suñé, Obradors X. and T. Puig

The project is entitled “Ultrafast growth of ultrahigh performance superconducting tapes (ULTRASUPERTAPE)” and has been granted under the Panel PE8 “Products and Processing Engineering”. An unprecedented approach for low cost / high throughput / high performance High Temperature Superconducting tapes for the new clean, efficient and smart energy paradigm is envisaged. A transient liquid assisted growth (TLAG) in chemical solution deposited layers is used to reach ultrafast growth of thick superconducting tapes. An integrated system based on additive manufacturing and digital printing is devised to address a competitive manufacturing process with very high throughput and low cost, where combinatorial chemistry is selectively used for fast screening. Ultra-high tapes performances at high and ultrahigh magnetic fields are envisioned by maximizing the superconducting condensation energy with local strain and electronic state engineering.

Title: Advances in InkJet Printed Solution Derived YBa2Cu3O7 Coated Conductors Authors: X. Obradors, T. Puig, S. Ricart, M. Coll, J. Gazquez,  A. Palau, B. Villarejo, L. Soler, C. Pop, B. Mundet, F. Valles, P. Cayado, X. Granados, M Vilardell, V. R. Vlad, A. Calleja and A. Usoskin Title: New Strategies for Nano-Scale Engineering of Solution Processed YBa2Cu3O7 Nanocomposites with Enhanced Pinning Forces Authors: M. Coll, R Guzmán, P. Garcés, A. Garzón, J. Gazquez, F. Valles,  V. Rouco,  A. Palau, S. Ricart, J. Ros, X. Obradors and T. Puig Title: Low Temperature Deposition of Functional Complex Oxides by Atomic Layer Deposition Authors: M. Coll, J. Gazquez, J. M. Montero Moreno, I. Fina, K. Nielsch, X. Obradors and T. Puig Title: Solution Design for ReBCO CSD-MOD Route Authors: S. Ricart, C. Pop, A. Garzón, L. Soler, P. Cayado, P. Roura, J. Farjas,  A. Palau, J. Gazquez, M. Coll, J. Ros, R. Yañez , T. Puig and X. Obradors Title: Synthesis of Metal, Metal Oxide, Metal Fluoride Nanoparticles: Tunning Shape and Composition Authors: S. Ricart, A. Garzón, J. Martinez-Esain, C. Lu, M. de la Mata, J. Arbiol, J. Garcia-Anton, T. Puig, X. Obradors, R. Yañez , J. Ros and E. Solano

Hola! My name is Alex and I just started my PhD in Physics in superconductivity. I love the idea to work in a field which might change our future to a greener one (loss less power grids, fusion plants, energy storages for green energy) and combines basic research with applications. I graduated from Vienna University of Technology but studied some semesters abroad in Göttingen, Germany and at the High Magnetic Field Lab in Tallahassee, Florida. I enjoy deepening my knowledge and understanding of physics and traveling and experiencing new cultures at the same time and  I’m looking forward to a fruitful and great time with all of you here at the ICMAB!

Tittle: Bottom-up approach to epitaxial functional oxide nanostructures and nanocomposite thin films with outstanding superconducting, electronic and magnetic properties Jeju Island, Korea

Hello, my name is Alvaro Calleja, I’m an Electronic Design Engineer and I have just joined today the group of Superconducting Materials and Nanostructure at Large Scale at ICMAB. My tasks are related to the development of electronic control and monitoring systems for the project of Development of a New Generation of Electric Generators with Superconducting Coils, within of Teresa Puig’s group and under the supervision of Dr. Xavier Granados. See you around at ICMAB!

Albert Queraltó defended his PhD Thesis, entitled “Growth of functional oxide heterostructures from chemical solutions using advanced processing mathodologies”, the jury formed by Kornelius Nielsch, Florencio Sánchez and Lourdes Calzada awarded his work with an Excel·lent Cum Laude which is the maximum qualification for a PhD thesis at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Congratulations Albert!

[su_slider source=”media: 839,838,835″ target=”blank” height=”400″ title=”no”] From 20th to 28th of October, Dr. Anna Palau and PhD student Ferran Vallès visited the high magnetic field laboratory LNCMI in Grenoble to perform electric transport measurements at up to 29T on CSD-YBCO thin films with the collaboration of the local contact Dr. Xavier Chaud.

Our project manager, Dr. Mar Tristany, has participated in the PAN EUROPEAN NMP CLUSTER VISION2020 organized by LEITAT the 31^st October in Terrassa. The event focused on addressing the Horizon 2020 NMP2014 calls for proposals, and included talks by several invited speakers from Vision 2020, the EU and industry. During the Open Brokerage Session, we presented some proposal ideas for the NMP Calls 2015. http://www.2020visionnetwork.eu/