Bernhard Zeimetz (home): Scientific Publications (and some Video Lectures and other stuff)
A. Flura, C. Nicollet, V. Vibhu, B. Zeimetz, A. Rougier, J.-M. Bassat and J.-C. Grenier: "Application of the Adler-Lane-Steele model
to porous La2NiO4+d SOFC cathodes: influence of interfaces with gadolinia doped ceria"
[SOFC = Solid Oxide Fuel Cell]
Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163 (6) (2016) F523-F532 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, K. Tadinada, D. E. Eves, T. A. Coombs J. E. Evetts and A. M. Campbell: "Thermal Instability and Current-Voltage Scaling in Superconducting Fault Current Limiters"
Supercond. Sci. Techn. 17 (2004) 657 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, B. A. Glowacki and J. E. Evetts: “Application of Percolation Theory to Current Transfer in Granular Superconductors“
Eur. Phys. J. B 29 (2002) 359 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, B. A. Glowacki and J. E. Evetts: “Resistor Network Model for Simulation of Current and Flux Percolation in Granular Coated Conductors“
Physica C 372-6 (2002) 767 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, N. A. Rutter, B. A. Glowacki and J. E. Evetts: “Computer Simulation of Current Percolation in Polycrystalline High Temperature Superconductors“
Supercond. Sci. Techn. 14 (2001) 672 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, R. P. Baranowski and J. E. Evetts: ”Finite Element Calculations of Current Distribution in Anisotropic Superconductors in External and Self Magnetic Field“
IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. 11 (2001) 3355 (Proceedings of ASC 2000, Applied Superconductivity Conference, Virginia Beach, USA, Sep. 17-22, 2000) (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, R. P. Baranowski and J. E. Evetts: ”Investigation of Local Current Flow in Polycrystalline, Anisotropic Superconductors Using Finite Element Simulation“
J. Appl. Phys. 88 (2000) 5283 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, B. A. Glowacki, Y. S. Cheng, A. Kursumovic, E. Mendoza, X. Obradors, T. Puig, S. X. Dou and J. E. Evetts: “Transport critical current measurements in a pressurised liquid
nitrogen vessel”
Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser. No 167, p. 1033 (Proceedings of EUCAS ’99, Fourth European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, Sitges, Spain, Sep.14-17, 1999)
B. Zeimetz, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “General Design Formula for Tapered, Conduction-Cooled Current Leads Utilizing High Temperature Superconducting Tapes”
Supercond. Sc. Techn. 12 (1999) 181 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “Microstructural Study of Bi2223/Ag Tapes Made Using a Two-stage Sintering Procedure”
Supercond. Sc. Techn. 11 (1998) 505 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, S. X. Dou and H. K. Liu: “Recrystallization Effects and Grain Size in Bi2223 tapes”
Proceedings of Symposium of Processing and Critical Currents in HTS, Wagga Wagga, Australia, Feb. 2-4, 1998; Supercond. Sci. Techn. 11 (1998) 1082 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, S. X. Dou and H. K. Liu: “Vapour Cooled High Tc Superconducting Current Leads Utilizing Bi2223/Ag Tapes”
Proceedings of Symposium of Processing and Critical Currents in HTS, Wagga Wagga, Australia, Feb. 2-4, 1998; Supercond. Sci. Techn. 11 (1998) 1091 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, G. E. Murashova, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “Preparation of Bi2223 Precursor Powders by Sintering in Low Oxygen Partial Pressure”
H. Rogalla, D. Blank (Ed.s): Proc. of EUCAS ’97 (3rd European Conference on Applied Superconductivity), Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 30 - July 3, 1997, Institute of Physics Conference
Series No 158, p. 957
B. Zeimetz, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “Vapour Cooled High Tc Superconducting Current Leads Made of Ag sheathed Bi2223 Tapes”
H. Rogalla, D. Blank (Ed.s): Proc. of EUCAS ’97 (3rd European Conference on Applied Superconductivity), Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 30 - July 3, 1997, Institute of Physics Conference
Series No 158, p. 1215
B. Zeimetz, S. X. Dou and H. K. Liu: ”Improved Critical Current of Superconducting Bi2223-Ag Tapes for Current Lead Application by Addition of ‘Large’ Silver Particles”
Supercond. Sci. Technol. 9 (1996) 888 (DOI)
B. Zeimetz, A. Pan and S. X. Dou: ”Effect of Deformation Parameters on Interface Morphology of Silver-Sheathed High Temperature Superconducting Tapes”
Physica C 250 (1995) 170 (DOI)
A.V. Velichko, B Zeimetz and T.C. Coombs: ”Numerical simulation of AC current limiting by bulk Bi-2212 ceramic and 2G YBCO tapes”
IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. 17 (2007) 1780-1783
J. Haenisch, V. S. Sarma, B. Zeimetz, F. Schindler, J. Eickelmeyer, L. Schulz and B. Holzapfel: ”Simulation of the Critical Current Density and its Dependence on Geometrical Factors in
RABiTS based Coated Conductors”
Supercond. Sci. Technol. 17 (2004) 1003
B. A. Glowacki, M. Majoros, M. E. Vickers and B. Zeimetz: „Superconducting properties of the powder-in-tube Cu-Mg-B and Ag-Mg-B wires“
Physica C 372-6 (2002) 1254
S. Tönies, C. Klein, H. W. Weber, B. Zeimetz, Y. C. Guo, S. X. Dou, R. Sawh, Y. Ren and R. Weinstein: “Influence of Irradiation on the Superconducting Properties of Uranuim doped
Bi2223 Tapes“
Advances in Cryogenic Engineering (Materials) Vol. 46, p. 755, Balachandran et al. (Ed.s), Plenum Publishers, 2000 (Proc. Of Cryogenic Engineering Conference ∓ International Cryogenic
Materials Conference (CEC ∓ ICMC), July 1999, Montreal, Canada)
W. G. Wang, P. A. Bain, J. Horvat, B. Zeimetz, Y. C. Guo, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “Preparation of Ag-Bi-2223 Tape by Controlling the Phase Evolution Prior to Sintering”
Supercond. Sci. Techn. 9 (1996) 881
S. Tönies, C. Klein, H. W. Weber, B. Zeimetz, Y. C. Guo, S. X. Dou, R. Sawh, Y. Ren and R. Weinstein: “Radiation-induced enhancement of critical currents in uranium-doped Bi2223
tapes“
Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser. No 167, p. 487 (Proceedings of EUCAS ’99, Fourth European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, Sitges, Spain, Sep.14-17, 1999)
R. Zeng, B. Ye, J. Horvat, Y. C. Guo, B. Zeimetz, X. F. Yang, T. P. Beales, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “Grain Connectivity and Flux Pinning in Bi-2223/Ag PIT Tapes”
Physica C 307 (1998) 29
W. G. Wang, J. Horvat, B. Zeimetz, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “Effect of (Bi,Pb)2Sr2CuO6 Phase on Critical Current Density of Ag/(Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 Tapes”
Physica C 291 (1997) 1
H. K. Liu, R. Bhasale, Y. C. Guo, J. Horvat, B. Zeimetz and S. X. Dou: ”Effect of Final Annealing Temperature on Critical Current Density of Ag/Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Tapes”
Proceed. of IUMRS-ICA 97, Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 15-19,1997; Applied Superconductivity 5 (1997) 171
J. Horvat, Y. C. Guo, B. Zeimetz, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “Improvement of Grain Connectivity in Bi2223/Ag Tapes by Reducing Bi2201 Phase at Grain Boundaries”
Physica C 300 (1998) 43
H. K. Liu, J. Horvat, R. Bhasale, W. G. Wang, B. Zeimetz, S. X. Dou, I. Kusevic and E. Babic: “Effect of the Phase Composition at Final Stage of Heat Treatment on the Critical Current
Density in Bi-2223/Ag Tapes”
Proceedings of Symposium of Processing and Critical Currents in HTS, Wagga Wagga, Australia, Feb. 2-4, 1998; Supercond. Sci. Techn. 11 (1998) 1057
R. Zeng, J. Horvat, Y. C. Guo, B. Zeimetz, T. P. Beales, H. K. Liu, S. X. Dou, B. Ye and X. F. Yang: “Grain Connectivity Significantly Enhanced by Hot-Pressing in multifilamentary Bi-2223
PIT Tapes”
Proceedings of Symposium of Processing and Critical Currents in HTS, Wagga Wagga, Australia, Feb. 2-4, 1998; Supercond. Sci. Techn. 11 (1998) 1101
M. Ionescu, B. Zeimetz and S. X. Dou: “Microhardness Anisotropy of Bi-2212 Crystals”
Physica C 306 (1998) 213
X. L. Wang, S. X. Dou, H. K. Liu, M. Ionescu and B. Zeimetz: “Large Low-field Magnetoresistance over a wide Temperature Range Induced by weak-link grain boundaries in La0.7Ca0.3MnO3”
Appl. Phys. Lett. 73 (1998) 396
R. Zeng, B. Ye, J. Horvat, Y. C. Guo, B. Zeimetz, X. F. Yang, T. P. Beales, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “Significantly Enhanced Critical Current Density in Bi-2223 Tapes by Hot-pressing”
Proc. of ASC Conference 1998, IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. 9 (1999) 2742
R. Zeng, J. Horvat, B. Zeimetz, T. P. Beales, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou: “High Electrical Performance of Ag-sheathed Bi-2223 multifilamentary tapes prepared by an optimized PIT processing
route”
Proc. of ASC Conference 1998, IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. 9 (1999) 2730
P. N. Mikheenko, B. Zeimetz, S. X. Dou: „Surface Barrier Controlled Order-Disorder Transition in Bi2223/Ag tapes“
Physica C 325 (1999) 83
A. Gandini, R. Weinstein, Y. R. Ren, R. P. Sawh, D. Parks, Y. C. Guo, B. Zeimetz, S. X. Dou, S. Tonies, C. Klein, H. W. Weber: “Critical current enhancement in Bi2223 tapes via isotropic
quasi-columnar defects, induced by uranium fission products“
Physica C 341-348 (2000) 1453 (Proc. Of M2S-HTSC-VI, Houston, USA, Feb 20-25, 2000)
B. Zeimetz, N. A. Rutter, B. A. Glowacki and J. E. Evetts: “Computer Simulation of Current Percolation in Polycrystalline High Temperature Superconductors“
IWCC ‘01, 10th International Workshop on Critical Currents, Goettingen, Germany, June 3-7, 2001
B. Zeimetz, R. P. Baranowski, J. E. Evetts, N. A. Rutter and B. A. Glowacki: “Computer Simulation of Current Transport in High Temperature Superconductors“
Invited Workshop on Interfaces and Grain Boundaries in High Temperature Superconductors, Williamsburg VA, USA, Sep 25-27, 2000
J. E. Evetts and B. Zeimetz: „Current Percolation Processes in Granular Superconductors“
American Ceramic Society 2002 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, April 28 - May 1, 2002 (invited)
J. E. Evetts, M. Hogg and B. Zeimetz: “Transport properties of bicrystals and granular coated conductors“
MRS 1999 Fall Meeting, Boston, Nov29 - Dec3, 1999 (invited)
R. Weinstein, A. Gandini, Y. Ren, R. Saw, D. Parks, Y. C. Guo, B. Zeimetz, S. X. Dou, S. Tönies, C. Klein and H. W. Weber: “Increase in Jc and irreversibility field, decrease in
anisotropy and lowered radioactivity in BiSCCO 2223 irradiated by U fission fragments“
Proc. Of IWCC 9, International Workshop on Critical Currents, Madison, Wisconsin, July 7–10, 1999, p. 124
Y. C. Guo, B. Zeimetz, J. Horvat, S. X. Dou, A. Gandini, R. Weinstein, Y. Ren, R. Saw, S. Tönies, H. W. Weber: “Uranium doping of Bi2223/Silver superconducting tapes“
Proc. Of IWCC 9, International Workshop on Critical Currents, Madison, Wisconsin, July 7–10, 1999, p. 153
S. Tönies, C. Klein and H. W. Weber, B. Zeimetz, J. Horvat, S. X. Dou, R. Saw, Y. Ren, R. Weinstein: “Enhancement of critical current densities by thermal neutron irradiation of
uranium-doped BiSCCO-2223 tapes“
Proc. Of IWCC 9, International Workshop on Critical Currents, Madison, Wisconsin, July 7–10, 1999, p. 182
J. X. Jin, S. X. Dou, C. Grantham, Y. C. Guo, V. Murashov, B. Zeimetz, M. Y. Xue, M. Ionescu, J. Horvat, H. K. Liu, M. Apperley, F. Darmann and A. C. G. Secrett: “Preparation of High Tc
Superconductors for Electrical Applications”
Proceed. of AUPEC 97, Sydney, Australia, Sep 29 -Oct 1, 1997
G. J. Schmitz, G. Eßer, O. Kugeler, B. Zeimetz: "Erhoehte Wachstumsraten in YBA2CU3O7 durch Nichtgleichgewichtsverfahren"
Supraleitung und Tieftemperaturtechnik, zum Statusseminar 13.-14. Juni 1994, Duesseldorf: VDI-Verl. 1994, S. 347-350
Ch. Wolters, B. Zeimetz, H. Weiß, U. Hashagen and G. J. Schmitz: "Directional Solidification of YBaCuO - Ag Composite Material"
C. W. Chu, J. Fink (Ed.s): Proceedings of ICMAS '92 (International Conference on Modern Aspects of Superconductivity Paris 21. - 22. 10. 1992) pp. 93 - 98
G. J. Schmitz, H. Weiß, Ch. Wolters, U. Hashagen and B. Zeimetz: "Solidification of High Temperature Superconductors"
T. W. Clyne, P. W. Withers (Ed.s): Proc. of EUROMAT '91 (2nd European Conference on Advanced Materials and Processes, Cambridge 22. - 24. 7. 1991) Vol. 3, p. 89 - 96
" High Temperature Superconducting Tapes and Current Leads"
University of Wollongong, Australia, March 1998 (details/download)
"Untersuchungen zur Herstellung von Hochtemperatursupraleiter-Metall-Verbundwerkstoffen" (Investigations on the Production of HTS-Metal Composite Materials)
Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (University of Technology) Aachen, Germany, Oct 1992 (in German)
Contributions to Lectures on Superconductivity (ext. link) at Cambridge University
presenting some of my work at Cambridge 1999-2002 on percolation in polycrystalline superconductors,
in the film from ca 1'50'' to 4'40''.
Presentation of the European Multifunctional Materials Institute (EMMI) and EU Research Funding Schemes (ext. link to youtube)
at University of Waterloo, Canada, Sept. 2009, my talk from 24'30'' to 42'30''.
My claim to political fame: Letter to Guardian newspaper, June 2005 (and wasn't I right !?)
Two history articles (in German) on my home village Gillenfeld, written up in the late 1980ies:
(external links to www.jahrbuch-daun.de)
Vor- und Fruehgeschichte der Gemarkung Gillenfeld (Prehistoric times in Gillenfeld)
Der Gillenfelder Raum zur Roemerzeit (Gillenfeld in Roman times)