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In this paper, we present a detailed investigation of the self-field transport properties of an ionic liquid gated ultra-thin YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-x}$ film. From the high temperature dynamic of the resistivity ($> 220 \textrm{ K}$) different…
The nonlinear surface resistance Rs of the YBa2Cu3O7-x superconducting thin films on the MgO substrates was researched in the Hakki-Coleman dielectric resonator at the microwave signal powers from -18 dBm to +30 dBm at the ultra high…
In this paper, we report on the sharp peak observed in the third harmonic voltage response generated by a bias sinusoidal current applied to several strips patterned in a YBa2Cu3O7-d thin film and in two La1-xSrxCuO4 thin films, when the…
Temperature dependencies of microwave surface impedance were measured for perfect c-oriented YBCO thin films deposited on CeO2-buffered sapphire substrates. The measurements revealed a distinct two-peak structure of Rs(T) and Xs(T)…
By considering the Ginzburg-Landau model, compactified in one of the spatial dimensions, and using a modified Matsubara formalism, we determine the dependence of the superconducting transition temperature (T_c) of a film as a function of…
Using the dielectric resonator method, we have investigated nonlinearities in the surface impedance Zs = Rs + jXs of YBa2Cu3O7 thin films at 10 GHz as function of the incident microwave power level and temperature. The use of a rutile…
Superconducting thick films (200$\mu$m-300$\mu$m) of YBCO have been fabricated successfully on MgO substrates by a new approach. The precursor powders (YBa2Cu3O7-$\delta$(Y123)+0.1molY2BaCuO5(Y211)) are placed between two MgO (10mm x 10mm)…
We report measurements of the photoinduced change in reflectivity of an untwinned single crystal of YBa2Cu3O6.5 in the ortho II structure. The decay rate of the transient change in reflectivity is found to decrease rapidly with decreasing…
The nature of in-plane resistive transition of high-quality c-axis oriented crystalline thin films of YBa2Cu3O7-delta have been studied under magnetic fields (H) applied along the c-direction over a wide range of doped holes, p, in the CuO2…
A high temperature superconducting detector was fabricated to capture the thermal images in room temperature background. The detector was made of YBa2Cu3O7-{\delta} (YBCO) superconducting thin film deposited on an Yttria Stabilized Zirconia…
We investigated the effect of 0.6 MeV proton irradiation on the superconducting and normal state properties of thin-film $\text{YBa}_{2}\text{Cu}_{3}\text{O}_{7-\delta}$ superconductors. A thin-film YBCO superconductor ($\approx$ 567 nm…
The optical properties of single crystals of YBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x} have been examined along the c axis above and below the critical temperature (T_c) for a wide range of oxygen dopings. The temperature dependence of the optically-determined…
We analyse fluctuations about $T_c$ in the specific heat of (Y,Ca)Ba$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-\delta}$, YBa$_2$Cu$_4$O$_8$ and Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$. The mean-field transition temperature, $T_c^{mf}$, in the absence of fluctuations lies…
The point-contact spectra of tetragonal $\rm YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta}$ with $T_c=50-60~K$ are studied at various temperatures. The single-electron energy ($2\Delta_0/kT_c\simeq 17$) and its temperature dependence are determined. The…
In previous studies on a number of under- and overdoped high temperature superconductors, including YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7-y} and Tl_{2}Ba_{2}CuO_{6+\delta}, the transition temperature T_c has been found to change with time in a manner which…
We find that transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) exhibit oscillatory (sign-reversing) dynamics on a few optical cycle timescale under extreme electron temperatures. We demonstrate a mechanism for such transient dynamics and present an…
High superconducting transition temperature is favorable for the applications of superconductors. Some cuprate superconductors have the transition temperatures above 100 K, such as the Hg- or Tl-based 1223 and 1234 phases, but many of them…
The behavior of electrical resistivity rho(T), temperature of superconducting transition Tc, and upper critical field Hc2(T) of polycrystalline YNi2B2C after irradiation with thermal neutron and subsequent high-temperature isochronous…
The superconducting transition temperature $T_{c}$ of multilayers of electron-doped cuprates, composed of underdoped (or undoped) and overdoped La% $_{2-x}$Ce$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ (LCCO) and Pr$_{2-x}$Ce$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ (PCCO) thin films, is found…
Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 superconducting thin films have been grown on SrTiO3, (La,Sr)(Al,Ta)O3, LaAlO3 and YAlO3 (YAO) single crystal substrates by pulsed laser deposition. All the films, except on YAO, have been grown epitaxially without buffer…