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High‐Throughput Screening of REBCO Superconducting Thin Films Fabricated Via Combinatorial Inkjet Printing and TLAG Process

Emma Ghiara, Zeyu Wu, Mahel Voulhoux, Ona Mola Bertran, Vittorio Bertini, Carla Torres, Aiswarya Kethamkuzhi, Guilherme Theophilo Telles, Victor Fuentes, Elzbieta Pach, Cornelia Pop, Eduardo Solano, Kapil Gupta, Takanobu Kiss, Xavier Obradors, Teresa Puig

Advanced Materials Technologies· Volume 11· Issue 9

Abstract

ABSTRACT High‐throughput screening has revolutionized material design, enabling the accelerated development and optimization of materials through data‐driven approaches. This study employs drop‐on‐demand inkjet printing to fabricate combinatorial superconducting (REBCO, ) thin films with a controlled compositional gradient, allowing a systematic investigation of Rare Earth composition effects on the Transient Liquid Assisted Growth (TLAG) process. A methodological framework is established for fabricating and characterizing combinatorial REBCO thin films. Automated and synchrotron‐based techniques—including Interferometry, EDX, XRD, and Scanning Hall Probe Microscopy (SHPM)—are used to build comprehensive property maps, revealing composition‐driven variations in crystal growth and superconducting properties. Furthermore, SEM and STEM confirm REBCO crystal quality and provide deeper material insights at specific combinatorial sample locations. This framework also lays the groundwork for integrating machine learning approaches into the understanding of the TLAG process and predicting the final quality of REBCO superconductive thin films. By bridging combinatorial synthesis, advanced characterization, and data‐driven analysis, this study establishes a workflow that can be leveraged in the future to facilitate the scaling‐up of TLAG technology for industrial applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Machine Learning in Materials Science · Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism · Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

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Affiliations

Institut de Ciéncia de Materials de Barcelona ICMAB‐CSIC Campus UAB Bellaterra, Barcelona Catalonia Spain

Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering Kyushu University Ito Campus Mootoka, Nishi Ward Fukuoka Japan

NCD‐SWEET beamline ALBA Synchrotron Light Source Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona Catalonia Spain

Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) CSIC and BIST Campus UAB Bellaterra, Barcelona Catalonia Spain

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council · 'la Caixa' Foundation

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