1. David Christen is at the Condensed Matter Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6061, USA. e-mail: christendk@ornl.gov

Abstract

High-temperature superconductors could revolutionize the electrical power industry. New work shows how the introduction of BaZrO₃ nanoparticles during growth leads to a dramatic increase of the critical current in the 'second generation' superconductor YBa₂Cu₃O₇.

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