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Xavier Obradors is affiliated with the Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans multiple fields including Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science, and Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably the Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys, ZnO doping and properties, Magnetic properties of thin films, Superconducting Materials and Applications, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, and Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials.

Xavier Obradors has published extensively, contributing to journals and venues that include Superconductor Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, and Scientific Reports.

  • Superconductor Science and Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers include:

  • Ultra-high critical current densities of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films in the overdoped state, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Ultrafast transient liquid assisted growth of high current density superconducting films, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Impact of high growth rates on the microstructure and vortex pinning of high-temperature superconducting coated conductors, 2023, Nature Reviews Physics
  • Nanoscale Correlations between Metal-Insulator Transition and Resistive Switching Effect in Metallic Perovskite Oxides, 2020, Small
  • Kinetic Control of Ultrafast Transient Liquid Assisted Growth of Solution-Derived YBa2Cu3O7-x Superconducting Films, 2022, Advanced Science

Frequent co-authors of Obradors include Teresa Puig, Anna Palau, S. Ricart, Jordi Farjas, and X. Granados.

  • Teresa Puig
  • Anna Palau
  • S. Ricart
  • Jordi Farjas
  • X. Granados

In addition to journal articles, Xavier Obradors has contributed to book publications. Notably, they have a publication with Springer Nature titled Resistive Switching: Oxide Materials, Mechanisms, Devices and Operations, published in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Low Temperature Surface Spin-Glass Transition in γ - Fe 2 O 3 Nanoparticles

    B. Martínez;X. Obradors;Ll. Balcells;A. Rouanet

  • Strong isotropic flux pinning in solution-derived YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite superconductor films.

    J. Gutiérrez;A. Llordés;J. Gázquez;M. Gibert

  • Colossal magnetoresistance of ferromagnetic manganites: Structural tuning and mechanisms.

    J. Fontcuberta;B. Martínez;A. Seffar;S. Piñol

  • Coated conductors for power applications: materials challenges

    Xavier Obradors;Teresa Puig

  • High-field magnetoresistance at interfaces in manganese perovskites

    Ll. Balcells;J. Fontcuberta;B. Martínez;X. Obradors

  • Nanoscale strain-induced pair suppression as a vortex-pinning mechanism in high-temperature superconductors

    A. Llordés;A. Palau;J. Gázquez;J. Gázquez;M. Coll

  • High-temperature spin dynamics in CMR manganites: ESR and magnetization

    M. T. Causa;M. Tovar;A. Caneiro;F. Prado

  • X-ray analysis of the structural and dynamic properties of BaFe12O19 hexagonal ferrite at room temperature

    X. Obradors;A. Collomb;M. Pernet;D. Samaras

  • Progress towards all-chemical superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-coated conductors

    X Obradors;T Puig;A Pomar;F Sandiumenge

  • Magnetic frustration and lattice dimensionality in SrCr8Ga4O19

    X. Obradors;A. Labarta;A. Isalgué;J. Tejada

  • Growth, nanostructure and vortex pinning in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 thin films based on trifluoroacetate solutions

    X Obradors;T Puig;S Ricart;M Coll

  • Magnetic properties of γ‐Fe2O3 nanoparticles obtained by vaporization condensation in a solar furnace

    B. Martínez;A. Roig;X. Obradors;E. Molins

  • Pressure dependence of the metal-insulator transition in the charge-transfer oxides RNiO3 (R=Pr,Nd,Nd0.7La0.3).

    X. Obradors;L. M. Paulius;M. B. Maple;J. B. Torrance

  • Crystal structure of strontium hexaferrite SrFe12O19

    X. Obradors;X. Solans;A. Collomb;D. Samaras

  • Cation distribution and intrinsic magnetic properties of Co‐Ti‐doped M‐type barium ferrite

    X. Batlle;X. Obradors;J. Rodríguez‐Carvajal;M. Pernet

  • Vortex pinning in chemical solution nanostructured YBCO films

    T Puig;J Gutiérrez;A Pomar;A Llordés

  • Neutron diffraction studies of some hexagonal ferrites: BaFe12O19, BaMg2W and BaCo2W

    A. Collomb;P. Wolfers;X. Obradors

  • Chemical solution deposition: a path towards low cost coated conductors

    X Obradors;T Puig;A Pomar;F Sandiumenge

  • Reversible resistive switching and multilevel recording in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films for low cost nonvolatile memories.

    César Moreno;Carmen Munuera;Sergio Valencia;Florian Kronast

  • Enhanced critical currents by CeO2 additions in directionally solidified YBa2Cu3O7

    S. Piñol;F. Sandiumenge;B. Martínez;V. Gomis

Frequent Co-Authors

Teresa Puig
Teresa Puig Spanish National Research Council
Josep Fontcuberta
Josep Fontcuberta Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Jaume Gazquez
Jaume Gazquez Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Jordi Arbiol
Jordi Arbiol Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
José Luis García-Muñoz
José Luis García-Muñoz Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
José M. González-Calbet
José M. González-Calbet Complutense University of Madrid
Xavier Batlle
Xavier Batlle University of Barcelona
Maria Varela
Maria Varela Complutense University of Madrid
María Vallet-Regí
María Vallet-Regí Complutense University of Madrid
Isabel Van Driessche
Isabel Van Driessche Ghent University

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