Table 1 Nanorod diameters d, concentrations c, corresponding applied fields B, number of nanorods Nr and number of vortices Nv used in a specific simulations A–I. The units of nanorod diameter correspond to nanometers. (*) refers to varying amount of different size nanorods with constant atomic concentration.

From: Self-assembled nanorods in YBCO matrix – a computational study of their effects on critical current anisotropy

Effect of field

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

d (nm)

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

c (%)

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

B (T)

0.06

0.21

0.26

1.05

1.56

0.26

0.52

0.78

1.05

1.29

Nr

40

40

40

40

40

20

20

20

20

20

Nv

1

4

5

20

30

5

10

15

20

25

 

K

L

M

N

O

     

d (nm)

12

12

12

12

12

     

c (%)

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

     

B (T)

0.06

0.16

0.32

0.47

0.63

     

Nr

14

14

14

14

14

     

Nv

1

3

6

9

12

     

Effect of diameter

A

B

C

D

E

     

d (nm)

4

6

8

10

12

     

c (%)

0.6

1.4

2.6

4.1

6.0

     

B (T)

0.72

0.72

0.72

0.72

0.72

     

Nr

20

20

20

20

20

     

Nv

14

14

14

14

14

     

Effect of diameter*

A

B

C

D

E

     

d (nm)

4

6

8

10

12

     

c (%)

4

4

4

4

4

     

B (T)

0.72

0.72

0.72

0.72

0.72

     

Nr

122

54

31

20

14

     

Nv

14

14

14

14

14

     

Effect of concentration

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

 

d (nm)

4

4

4

8

8

8

12

12

12

 

c (%)

2

2

2

4

4

4

6

6

6

 

B (T)

0.62

1.24

1.86

0.16

0.31

0.47

0.05

0.16

0.21

 

Nr

62

122

180

16

31

45

7

14

20

 

Nv

12

24

36

3

6

9

1

3

4