Objective The groups collaborating in this project will contribute to research in flux pinning in high temperature superconductors in at least three different ways : i) fundamental flux-pinning research in single crystals and thin films ii) studies on the connectivity of poly-crystalline materials iii) investigations of the relation between Jc defect morphology and the structure of the HTS. Regarding the first issue important questions are the role of the small coherence length for the elementary pinning-interaction, the weak coupling between the superconducting CuO layers, the anisotropy, the theoretical modelling for collective pinning and flux creep, the role of the distribution of energy barriers for flux pinning, etc. As to the connectivity it is important to study the relation between the short coherence length and the Josephson coupling between grains, the role of the grain boundary orientation and the oxygen depletion at the grain boundaries, the modelling of randomly connected networks, the developement of texturing techniques, the role of cladding materials like silver and the related proximity coupling, etc... Concerning defect morphology, structure and possible enhancement of Jc it is important to investigate options to add pinning defects without degrading the superconducting properties, to search for ways to increase the superconductive coupling between the CuO planes, to study the effects of heat treatments and oxygen pressure, the role of substitutions of other elements, etc... Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsnatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssuperconductivity Programme(s) FP2-SCIENCE - Programme plan (EEC) to stimulate the international cooperation and interchange needed by European research scientists (SCIENCE), 1988-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator LEIDEN UNIVERSITY EU contribution No data Address 72,Rapenburg 70 2311 EZ LEIDEN Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution No data Address Calle Serrano 117 MADRID See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe Technik und Umwelt GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address 76021 Karlsruhe See on map Total cost No data GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITY GOETTINGEN Germany EU contribution No data Address Grisebachstrasse 6 37077 GOETTINGEN See on map Total cost No data STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 6500 GL NIJMEGEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Trinity Lane, The Old Schools, CB2 1TN CAMBRIDGE See on map Total cost No data THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address University Offices, Wellington Square OXFORD See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Spain EU contribution No data Address 2,Avenida de Seneca 2, Ciudad Universitaria 28040 MADRID See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM Netherlands EU contribution No data Address SPUI 21 1012 WX AMSTERDAM See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA Austria EU contribution No data Address Dr Karl Lueger - Ring 1 1010 WIEN See on map Total cost No data Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 1105,De Boelelaan 1007 MC Amsterdam See on map Total cost No data
