
Dr. Mariona Coll
Research Interests
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The Chemistry of Functional Oxides for Energy Applications
Oxides for photovoltaics
High temperature superconductors for power applications -
Engineering thin films and nanostructures
Develop new synthetic processes
Surface Engineering
Soft-lithography
Composition-Structure-Property relationship -
Chemical Deposition Processes
Atomic Layer Deposition
Chemical Solution Deposition
Collaborations
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Mariano Campoy-Quiles (ICMAB-CSIC, Spain)
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Anjana Devi (RUB, Germany)
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Christoph Hagendorf (CSP-Fraunhofer , Germany)
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Oana Jurchescu (Wake Forest University, USA)
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Joe Briscoe (Queen Mary University London, UK)
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Roger Guzman (University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China)
Group

Pengmei Yu

Pamela Machado

Pol Sallés

Ivan Caño

Martí Ramis
Former Members

Dr. Ziliang Li

Dr. Pablo Cayado Llosa

Dr. Paula Garcés

Pamela Machado

Estel Rueda

Aleix Carbonell

Dr. Mateusz Scigaj

Dr. Mehtap Büyükyazi

Prof. Do-heyoung Kim

Juan Carlos Martin
Publications
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2023
Chemical synthesis of La0.75Sr0.25CrO3 thin films for p-type Transparent conducting electrodes, Pamela Machado, Roger Guzmán, Ramon J. Morera, Jordi Alcalà, Anna Palau, Wu Zhou, Mariona Coll* Chemistry of Materials, 2023, 335, 3512-3521
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2022
Bendable Polycrystalline and Magnetic CoFe2O4 Membranes by Chemical Methods
Pol Salles, Roger Guzmán, David Zanders, Alberto Quintana, Ignasi Fina, Florencio Sánchez, Wu Zhou, Anjana Devi, Mariona Coll* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 12845-12854 -
2021
Facile Chemical Route to Prepare Water Soluble Epitaxial Sr3Al2O6 Sacrificial Layers for Free‐Standing Oxides
Pol Salles, Ivan Caño, Roger Guzman, Camilla Dore, Augstin Mihi, Wu Zhou, Mariona Coll* Advanced Materials Interfaces 2021, 8, 2001643 -
2020
Fabrication of GdxFeyOz films using an atomic layer deposition-type approach, Pengmei Yu, S.M.J Beer, A Devi, M Coll* CrystEngComm 2020, 23, 730-740
Enhancement of phase stability and optoelectronic performance of BiFeO3 thin films via cation co-substitution.
P. Machado, I. Caño, C. Menedez, C. Cazorla, H. Tan, I. Fina, C. Escudero, M. Tallarida, M. Coll*,
(Accepted Nov 2020). Journal of Materials Chemistry C. IF= 7.059, Q1Enhancing Magneto-Ionic Effects in Magnetic Nanostructured Films via Conformal Deposition of Nanolayers with Oxygen Acceptor/Donor Capabilities,
Cristina Navarro-Senent*, Alberto Quintana, Eloy Isarain-Chávez, Eugen Weschke, Pengmei Yu, Mariona Coll, Eva Pellicer, Enric Menéndez*, Jordi Sort*,
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 12, 14484-14494Homogeneous Fe2O3 coatings on carbon nanotube structures for supercapacitors
Pengmei Yu, Mariona Coll*, Roger Amade et al.
Dalton Transactions, 49, 4136-4145 2020Magneto-ionic control of magnetism in two-oxide nanocomposite thin films comprising mesoporous cobalt ferrite conformally nanocoated with HfO2
Shauna Robbennolt, Pengmei Yu, Pau Mercier Fernandez, Mariona Coll, Jordi Sort*
Nanoscale, 12, 5987-5994 2020Atomic Scale Growth of GdFeO3 Perovskite Thin Films;
Christoph Bohr, Pengmei Yu, Mateusz Scigaj, Corinna Hegemann, Thomas Fischer, Mariona Coll,* Sanjay Mathur*,
Thin Solid Films, 698, 137848 2020Suppression of superconductivity at the nanoscale in chemical solution derived YBa2Cu3O7−δ thin films with defective Y2Ba4Cu8O16 intergrowths,
Z. Li, M. Coll, B.Mundet, A. Palau, T.Puig, Xavier Obradors (2020)
Nanoscale Advances, 2, 3384-3393 -
2019
Nicole Bein, Pamela Machado, Mariona Coll, Feng Chen, Maja Makarovic, Tadej Rojac, Andreas Klein*
Electrochemical Reduction of Undoped and Cobalt-DopedBiFeO3 Induced by Water Exposure: QuantitativeDetermination of Reduction Potentials and Defect EnergyLevels Using Photoelectron Spectroscopy
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. Accepted Oct 2019Mariona Coll* and Mari Napari*,
Atomic Layer Deposition of Multicomponent Functional Oxides Perspective
APL Materials. Accepted Oct 2019 Mariona Coll, Josep Fontcuberta, M. Althammer, M. Bibes, H. Boschker, A. Calleja, G. Cheng, M. Cuoco , R. Dittmann, B. Dkhil,I. El Baggarim, M. Fanciulli , I. Fina , E. Fortunato , C. Frontera ,S. Fujita , V. Garcia , S.T.B. Goennenwein , C.-G. Granqvist , J. Grollier, R. Gross , A. Hagfeldt, G. Herranz, K. Hono, E. Houwman, M. Huijben , A. Kalaboukhov , D.J. Keeble ,G. Koster , L.F. Kourkoutis , J. Levy , M. Lira-Cantu , J.L. MacManus-Driscoll , Jochen Mannhart , R. Martins,S. Menzel , T. Mikolajick , M. Napari , M.D. Nguyen, G. Niklasson u, C. Paillard ah, S. Panigrahi p,q, G. Rijnders y F. Sánchez a, P. Sanchis ai, S. Sanna aj, D.G. Schlom, U. Schroeder , K.M. Shen , A. Siemon , M. Spreitzer, H. Sukegawa , R. Tamayo, J. van den Brink , N. Pryds, F. Miletto Granozio,*
Towards oxide electronics: A roadmap .
Applied Surface Science, In press 2019Ziliang Li, Mariona Coll*, Bernat Mundet, Natalia Chamorro, Anna Palau, Jaume Gazquez, Susagna Ricart, Teresa Puig, Xavier Obradors
Control of nanostructure and pinning properties in solution deposited YBa2Cu3O7−x nanocomposites with preformed perovskite nanoparticles
Scientific Reports DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-42291-x 2019Ziliang Li, Mariona Coll, Bernat Mundet, Anna Palau, Teresa Puig, Xavier Obradors*,
Accelerated growth by flash heating of high critical current trifluoroacetate solution derived epitaxial superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 films,
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2019 DOI: 10.1039/C9TC00488BPamela Machado, Mateusz Scigaj, Jaume Gàzquez, Estel Rueda, Antonio Sánchez-Díaz, Ignasi Fina, Martí Gibert-Roca, Teresa Puig, Xavier Obradors, Mariano Campoy-Quiles, and Mariona Coll*
Band gap tuning of solution processed ferroelectric perovskite BiFe1-xCoxO3 thin films ,
Chemistry of Materials, Just Accepted Manuscript 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b04380 -
2018
P. Neuderth,* P. Hille, S. Martí-Sánchez, M. de la Mata, M. Coll, J. Arbiol, M. Eickhoff
"Optical Analysis of Oxygen Self-Diffusion in Ultrathin CeO2 Layers at Low Temperatures",
Advanced Energy Materials, 1802120 (2018). Palau, Anna; Fernandez-Rodriguez, Alejandro; Gonzalez Rosillo, Juan Carlos; Granados, Xavier; Coll, Mariona; Bozzo, Bernat; Ortega-Hernandez, Rafael; Suñé, Jordi; Mestres, Narcis; Obradors, Xavier; Puig, Teresa
"Electrochemical Tuning of Metal Insulator Transition and Non-Volatile Resistive Switching in Superconducting Films"
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Accepted August 2018. Jin Zhang, Alberto Quintana, Enric Menéndez, Mariona Coll, Eva Pellicer, Jordi Sort,
Electrodeposited Ni-based magnetic mesoporous films as smart surfaces for atomic layer deposition: an ‘all-chemical’ deposition approach toward 3D nanoengineered composite layers
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , January 2018 . Accepted A. Palau, F. Vallès, V. Rouco, M. Coll, Z. Li, B. Mundet, J. Gàzquez, R. Guzman, J. Gutierrez, X. Obradors, T. Puig,
Disentangling pinning landscape in chemical solution deposition YBa2Cu3O7-x films and nanocomposites,
Supercond. Sci. Technol. 31 034004 (2018) Obradors , T Puig, Z Li, C Pop, B Mundet, N Chamorro, F Vallés, M Coll, S Ricart, B Vallejo, F Pino, A Palau , J Gázquez, J Ros and A Usoskin
Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7−x nanocomposite films and coated conductors from BaMO3 (M = Zr, Hf) colloidal solutions
Supercond. Sci. Technol. 31 044001 (2018) P. Neuderth, P. Hille, J. Schörmann, C. Reitz, S. Martí-Sánchez, M. de la Mata, Mariona Coll, J. Arbiol, R.Marschall, M. Eickhoff
“Enhancing the photocatalytic properties of InGaN/GaN nanowires by functionalization with ultrathin oxide films
J. Mater. Chem. A, 6, 565–573 (2018) -
2017
A Cobalt heteroarylalkenolate precursors for core-shell Co3O4@TiO2 nanofibers by atomic layer deposition,
M. Buyukyazi, T. Fisher, P. Yu, Mariona Coll*, S. Mathur*
Dalton Transactions (2017) Accepted DOI: 10.1039/c7dt02757eHybrid YBa2Cu3O7 Superconducting–Ferromagnetic Nanocomposite Thin Films Prepared from Colloidal Chemical Solutions
Bartolomé, Pablo Cayado, Eduardo Solano, Cristian Mocuta, Susagna Ricart, Bernat Mundet, Mariona Coll, Jaume Gázquez, Alexander Meledin, Gustaaf van Tendeloo, S. Manuel Valvidares, Javier Herrero-Martín, Pierluigi Gargiani, Eric Pellegrin, Cesar Magén, Teresa Puig, Xavier Obradors ,
Advanced Electronic Materials, (2017) DOI: 10.1002/aelm.201700037Probing localized strain in solution-derived YBa2Cu3O7−δ nanocomposite thin films.
Guzman, J Gazquez, B Mundet, M Coll, X Obradors, T Puig,
Physical Review Materials (2017)1 (2), 024801Untangling surface oxygen exchange effects in YBa2Cu3O6+ x thin films by electrical conductivity relaxation,
Cayado, CF Sánchez-Valdés, M Coll, P Roura, A Palau, T Puig,
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2017) 19 (21) ,pp.14129 IF: 4.449 Q1 -
2016
2016Physical aspects of ferroelectric semiconductors for photovoltaic solar energy conversion;
Pilar Lopez-Varo, Luca Bertoluzzi, Juan Bisquert*, Marin Alexe, Mariona Coll, Jinsong Huang, Juan Antonio Jimenez-Tejada, Thomas Kirchartz, Riad Nechache, Federico Rosei, Yongbo Yuan,
Physics Reports, Volume 653, 7 October 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2016.07.006Conformal oxide nanocoatings on electrodeposited 3D porous Ni films by atomic layer deposition,
Jin Zhang, Mariona Coll,* Teresa Puig, Eva Pellicer* and Jordi Sort*
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016,4, 8655-8662Emerging Diluted Ferromagnetism in High‐Tc Superconductors Driven by Point Defect Clusters
J Gazquez*, R Guzman, R Mishra, E Bartolomé, J Salafranca, C Magén, Mariona Coll et al.
Advanced Science, 2016, 3, 1500295Magnetic stability against calcining in microwave-synthesized CoFe2O4 nanoparticles,
E Bartolomé, P Cayado, E Solano, S Ricart, J Gazquez, B Mundet, Mariona Coll, et al.
New Journal of Chemistry, 2016, 40, 6890Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7–δ Nanocomposites Using Preformed ZrO2 Nanocrystals: Growth Mechanisms and Vortex Pinning Properties,
Katrien De Keukeleere, Pablo Cayado, Alexander Meledin, Ferran Vallès, Jonathan De Roo, Hannes Rijckaert, Glenn Pollefeyt, Els Bruneel, Anna Palau, Mariona Coll et al.
Advanced Electronic Materials, 2016 Accepted
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2015
Nanocrystalline Ferroelectric BiFeO3 Thin Films by Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition,
Mariona Coll*, Jaume Gazquez, Ignasi Fina, Zakariya Khayat, Andy Quindeau, Marin Alexe, Maria Varela, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Xavier Obradors, and Teresa Puig.
Chemistry of Materials, 27 (18), pp 6322–6328, 2015Polarization Switching and Light-Enhanced Piezoelectricity in Lead Halide Perovskites
Mariona Coll*, Andrés Gomez, Elena Mas-Marzá, Osbel Almora, Germà Gacia-Belmonte, Mariano Campoy-Quiles, Juan Bisquert.
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Volume: 6, 1408- 1413, (2015)Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7− x nanocomposite thin films from colloidal solutions,
P Cayado, Katrien De Keukeleere, A Garzón, L Perez-Mirabet, A Meledin, Jonathan De Roo, F Vallés, B Mundet, Hannes Rijckaert, Glenn Pollefeyt, M Coll, S Ricart, A Palau, J Gázquez, J Ros, G Van Tendeloo, Isabel Van Driessche, T Puig, X Obradors,
Superconductor Science and Technology, 2015, 28, 124007Resistive switching in CeO2/La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 bilayer for non-volatile memory applications,
R Ortega-Hernandez, M Coll, J Gonzalez-Rosillo, A Palau, X Obradors, E Miranda, T Puig, J Sune,
Microelectronic Engineering, 2015, 147, 37-40Ultraviolet Pretreatment of Titanium Dioxide and Tin-Doped Indium Oxide Surfaces as a Promoter of the Adsorption of Organic Molecules in Dry Deposition Processes: Light Patterning of Organic Nanowires,
Youssef Oulad-Zian, Juan R Sanchez-Valencia, Julian Parra-Barranco, Said Hamad, Juan P Espinos, Angel Barranco, Javier Ferrer, Mariona Coll, Ana Borras,
Langmuir, 2015, 31, 8294-8302
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2014
Low Temperature Stabilization of Nanoscale Epitaxial Spinel Ferrite Thin Films by Atomic Layer Deposition,
Mariona Coll*, Josep M.Montero-Moreno, Jaume Gazquez, Kornelius Nielsch, Xavier Obradors, Teresa Puig.
Advanced Functional Materials, 24 (34) 5368-5374, 2014 Role of twin boundaries on vortex pinning of CSD YBCO nanocomposites,
V Rouco, A Palau, R Guzman, J Gazquez, M Coll, X Obradors, T Puig,
Superconductor Science and Technology, 2014, 27, 125009Size-controlled spontaneously segregated Ba2YTaO6 nanoparticles in YBa2Cu3O7 nanocomposites obtained by chemical solution deposition,
M Coll*, R Guzman, P Garcés, J Gazquez, V Rouco, A Palau, S Ye, C Magen, H Suo, H Castro, T Puig, X Obradors,
Superconductor Science and Technology, 2014, 27, 044008Integration of atomic layer deposition CeO 2 thin films with functional complex oxides and 3D patterns,
M Coll*, A Palau, JC Gonzalez-Rosillo, Jaume Gazquez, X Obradors, T Puig,
Thin Solid Films, 553, 7-12 -
2013
Solution-derived YBa2Cu3O7 nanocomposite films with a Ba2YTaO6 secondary phase for improved superconducting properties
Mariona Coll*, S Ye, V Rouco, A Palau, R Guzman, J Gazquez, J Arbiol, H Suo, T Puig, X Obradors.
Superconductor Science and Technology, 26, 015001 (2013).Selected publications by Superconductivity News Forum, Accrediting entity: European Society for Applied Superconductivity (ESAS),Conferral date: 16/10/2013,
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/csc/global/Contents26.html
Featured publication in Nanotechweb.org, Conferral date: 01/2013
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/51401 -
2012
Nanoscale strain-induced pair suppression as a vortex-pinning mechanism in high-temperature superconductors
Anna Llordes; Anna Palau; Jaume Gazquez; Mariona Coll; Xavier Obrador*, et al. Nature Materials. 11, pp. 329. 2012.
Low temperature epitaxial oxide ultrathin films and nanostructures by atomic layer deposition
Mariona Coll*; Jaume Gazquez; Anna Palau; Maria Varela; Xavier Obradors; Teresa Puig.
Chemistry of Materials. 24, pp. 3732 - 3737. 10/2012.
Publication awarded with the Journal cover, Conferral date: 09/2012Growth, nanostructure and vortex pinning in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 thin films based on trifluoroacetate solutions
Xavier Obradors*; Teresa Puig; Susagna Ricart; Mariona Coll; Jaume Gazquez; Anna Palau; Xavier Granados.
Superconductor Science and Technology. 25, pp. 123001. 2012. Invited review . Structural defects in trifluoroacetate derived YBa2Cu3O7 thin films,
J Gazquez, M Coll, N Roma, F Sandiumenge, T Puig, X Obradors,
Superconductor Science and Technology, 2012, 25, 065009Solution-derived YBa2Cu3O7 nanocomposite films with a Ba2YTaO6 secondary phase for improved superconducting properties,
M Coll*, S Ye, V Rouco, A Palau, R Guzman, J Gazquez, J Arbiol, H Suo, T Puig, X Obradors,
Superconductor Science and Technology, 2012, 26, 015001Tailored interfaces for self-patterning organic thin-film transistors
JW Ward, MA Loth, RJ Kline, Mariona Coll, C Ocal, JE Anthony, OD Jurchescu*,
Journal of Materials Chemistry 22 (36), 19047-19053 (2012) -
2011
Structural and Electrical Effects of Flip Chip Laminated metal-molecule-silicon structures varying molecular backbone and atomic tether
M.Coll*, N.Gergel-Hackett, C.A. Richter, C.A.Hacker*
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115, 24353-24365 (2011)Flip Chip Lamination for organic-electronic based transistors
M.Coll* , B.Conrad, C.A.Hacker, D.Gundlach, C.A. Richter, O. D. Jurchescu,
Applied Physics Letters, 98, 16 (2011)Effect of Processing Parameters on Performance of Spray-deposited Organic Thin-Film Transistors
J,Owen, N.Azarova, M. Loth, M. Paradinas, M. Coll, C. Ocal, J. Anthony and O. D Jurchescu
Journal of Nanotechnology, 10, 914510, (2011) -
2009
Thermal stability of Buried Monolayers between Si and Au fabricated by Flip-Chip Lamination
M.Coll*, C.A. Richter, C.A.Hacker
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 27, 2826-2831 (2009)
This article was selected for the December 14, 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology (AIP-APS)Formation of silicon-based molecular electronic Structures Using Flip Chip Lamination
M.Coll*, L.H. Miller, D.R. Hines, O.D. Jurchescu, N. Gergel-Hackett, C.A.Richter, C.A.Hacker
Journal of the American Chemical Society , 131, 12351-12457 (2009)
The relevance of this paper is highlighted by the press that it received including articles in Materials Today (September 2009, 12, (2009)) and in online magazines such as Small Times, R&D, Science Daily and Nanotechnology Now.All chemical YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting multilayers: critial role of CeO2 cap layer flatness
M.Coll*, J.Gazquez, R. Huehne, B Holzapfel, Y. Morilla, J. Garcıa-Lopez, A.Pomar , F.Sandiumenge, T.Puig and X.Obradors
Journal of Materials Research , 24, 1446 -1456 (2009) -
2008
Atomically flat surfaces: Key issue for epitaxial multilayers by chemical solution deposition
M. Coll*, A.Pomar, T.Puig and X.Obradors
Applied Physics Express, 1, 121701-3 (2008)Grain boundary mobility control of epitaxy in nanostructured Ce1-xGdxO2-y films
M. Coll*, J.Gázquez, F. Sandiumenge, T.Puig and X.Obradors, J.P. Espinós, R.Hühne
Nanotechnology, 19, 395601-7 (2008) -
2007
Surface planarization of LaSrMnO buffer layers for YBCO Coated Conductors
A.Hassini,A.Pomar, J.Gutierrez, M.Coll, N.Romà, C. Moreno, A. Ruyter, T.Puig, X.Obradors
Superconductor Science and Technology, 20 S230–S238 (2007) -
2006
Stress induced spontaneous dewetting of heteroepitaxial YBa2Cu3O7 thin films
M.Coll*, J.Gázquez, A.Pomar, T.Puig, F.Sandiumenge and X.Obradors
Phys. Rev. B 73, 075420-8 (2006)Precursor evolution and nucleation mechanism of YBa2Cu3Ox films by TFA metal-organic decomposition
J.Gázquez, F.Sandiumenge, M.Coll, T.Puig and X.Obradors
Chemistry of Materials, 18, 6211-6219 (2006)Progress towards all chemical superconducting YBCO Coated Conductors
X. Obradors, T. Puig, A. Pomar, F. Sandiumenge, M. Mestres, M.Coll, A. Cavallaro, N. Romà, , J.Gázquez, J. C. Gonázlez, O. Cast, J. Gutierrez, A. Palau, K. Zalamova, S. Morlens, A. Hassini, M. Gibert, S. Ricart, J. M. Moretó, S. Piñol, D. Isfort, J. Bock
Supercond. Sci. Technol. 19 S1-S14 (2006)Interface Control in all metalorganic deposited Coated Conductors: Influence on Critical Currents
A. Pomar, M. Coll, A. Cavallaro, J. Gàzquez, N. Mestres, F. Sandiumenge, T. Puig and X. Obradors
J. Mater. Res.21, 9, 2176-2184 (2006)
This paper was selected as the most outstanding contribution in MRS Spring Meeting 2009 in San Francisco.Grain and Grain boundary vortex pinning in YBCO coated conductors and ex-situ grown thin films
T.Puig, A.Pomar, A.Palau, J.Gutierrez, M.Gibert, M.Coll, A.Llordés, J.Gázquez, S.Ricart, N.Mestres, F.Sandiumenge and X.Obradors.
BOOK TITLE: Flux Pinning and AC loss studies on YBCO coated conductors
Edited by M.Parans Paranthaman and Venkat, Nova Science publishers (2006)All Chemical High Jc YBCO Multilayers with SrTiO3 as Cap Layer
A. Pomar, M. Coll, A. Cavallaro, J. Gàzquez, J.C. González, N. Mestres, F. Sandiumenge, T. Puig, X. Obradors
J. Mater. Res. 21 (5) 1106-1115 (2006) -
2005
The influence of Growth Conditions on the Microstructure and Critical Currents of TFA-MOD YBa2Cu3O7 Films
T. Puig, J. C. Gonzalez, A. Pomar, N. Mestres, O. Castaño, M. Coll, J. Gazquez, F. Sandiumenge, S. Piñol, X. Obradors
Supercond.Sci.Technol. 18, 1141-1150 (2005)
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