Publications
2024
Davi A. D. Chaves, J. C. Corsaletti Filho, E. A. Abbey, D. Bosworth, Z. H. Barber, M. G. Blamire, T. H. Johansen, A. V. Silhanek, W. A. Ortiz, and M. Motta. Using quantitative magneto-optical imaging to reveal why the ac susceptibility of superconducting films is history independent. Physical Review B, v. 109, p. 104510, 2024.
2023
D. A. D. Chaves, M. I. Valerio-Cuadros, L. Jiang, E. A. Abbey, F. Colauto, A. A. M. Oliveira, A. M. H. de Andrade, L. B. L. G. Pinheiro, T. H. Johansen, C. Xue, Y.-H. Zhou, A. V. Silhanek, W. A. Ortiz, and M. Motta, Magnetic field induced weak-to-strong-link transformation in patterned superconducting films. Physical Review B, v. 108, p. 214502, 2023.
D. A. D. Chaves, L. Nulens, H. Dausy, B. Raes, D. Yue, W. A. Ortiz, M. Motta, M. J. Van Bael, and J. Van de Vondel. Nanobridge SQUIDs as Multilevel Memory Elements. Phys. Rev. Appl. v. 19, p. 034091, 2023.
S. Marinković, E. A. Abbey, D. A. D. Chaves, S. Collienne, E. Fourneau, L. Jiang, C. Xue, Y. H. Zhou, W. A. Ortiz, M. Motta, N. D. Nguyen, A. Volodin, J. Van de Vondel, and A. V. Silhanek. Phys. Rev. Applied 19, p. 054009, 2023.
R. Carvalho dos Santos, E. C. S. Duarte, D. Okimoto, A. Presotto, E. Sardella, M. Motta, R. Zadorosny. Influence of pinning centers of different natures on surrounding vortices. Phys. Lett. A v. 458, p. 128595, 2023.
2022
L. B. L. G. Pinheiro, L. Jiang, E. A. Abbey, D. Chaves, A. J. Chiquito, T. H. Johansen, J. Van de Vondel, C. Xue, Y.-H. Zhou, A. V. Silhanek, W. A. Ortiz, M. Motta. Magnetic flux penetration in nanoscale wedge-shaped superconducting thin films. Phys. Rev. B v. 106, p. 224520, 2022.
2021
A. M. Caffer, D. A. D. Chaves, A. L. Pessoa, C. L. Carvalho, W. A. Ortiz, R. Zadorosny, M. Motta. Optimum heat treatment to enhance the weak-linkresponse of Y123 nanowires prepared by Solution Blow Spinning. Supercond. Sci. Technol., v. 34, p. 025009, 2021.
M. Motta, L. Burger, L. Jiang, J. D. González Acosta, L. Jelic, F. Colauto, W. A. Ortiz, T. H. Johansen, M. V. Milosevic, C. Cirillo, C. Attanasio, C. Xue, A. V. Silhanek, B. Vanderheyden. Metamorphosis of discontinuity lines and rectification of magnetic flux avalanches in the presence of noncentrosymmetric pinning forces. Phys. Rev. B, v. 103, p. 224514, 2021.
D. A. D. Chaves, I. M. De Araújo, D. Carmo, F. Colauto, A. A. M. De Oliveira, A. M. H. De Andrade, T. H. Johansen, A. V. Silhanek, W. A. Ortiz, M. Motta. Enhancing the effective critical current density in a Nb superconducting thin film by cooling in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. App. Phys. Lett., v. 119, p. 022602, 2021.
M. I. Valerio-Cuadros, D. A. D. Chaves, F. Colauto, A. A. M. Oliveira, A. M. H. Andrade, T. H. Johansen, W. A. Ortiz, M. Motta. Superconducting Properties and Electron Scattering Mechanisms in a Nb Film with a Single Weak-Link Excavated by Focused Ion Beam. Materials, v. 14, p. 7274, 2021.
2020
M. Rotta, M. Motta, A. L. Pessoa, C. L. Carvalho, C. V. Deimling, P. N. Lisboa-Filho, W. A. Ortiz, R. Zadorosny. One-pot-like facile synthesis of YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconducting ceramic: Using PVP to obtain a precursor solution in two steps. Mat. Chem. Phys., v. 243, p. 122607, 2020.
L. B. L. G. Pinheiro, M. Caputo, C. Cirillo, C. Attanasio, T. H. Johansen, W. A. Ortiz, A. V. Silhanek, M. Motta. Magnetic flux avalanches in Nb/NbN thin films. Low Temp. Phys., v. 46, p. 365-371, 2020.
F. Colauto, M. Motta, W. A. Ortiz. Controlling magnetic flux penetration in low-Tc superconducting films and hybrids. Supercond Sci Technol., v. 34, p. 013002, 2020.
2019
M. Rotta, M. Motta, A. L. Pessoa, C. L. Carvalho, W. A. Ortiz, R. Zadorosny. Solution blow spinning control of morphology and production rate of complex superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−x nanowires. J. Mater. Sci. Mater., v. 1, p. 1-6, 2019.
L. B. L. G. Pinheiro, M. Motta, F. Colauto, T. H. Johansen, E. Bellingeri, C. Bernini, Cristina, C. Ferdeghini, W. A. Ortiz. Imaging flux avalanches in V3Si superconducting thin films. IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., v. 29, p. 1-1, 2019.
G. Shaw, S. Blanco-Alvarez, J. Brisbois, L. Burger, L. B. L. G. Pinheiro, R. B. G. Kramer, M. Motta, K. Fleury-Frenette, W. A. Ortiz, B. Vanderheyden, A. V. Silhanek. Magnetic Recording of Superconducting States. Metals, v. 9, p. 1022, 2019.
2018
G. Shaw, J. Brisbois, L. B. G. L. Pinheiro, J. Müller, S. Blanco Alvarez, T. Devillers, N. M. Dempsey, J. E. Scheerder, J. Van De Vondel, S. Melinte, P. Vanderbemden, M. Motta, W. A. Ortiz, K. Hasselbach, R. B. G. Kramer, A. V. Silhanek. Quantitative magneto-optical investigation of superconductor/ferromagnet hybrid structures. Rev. Sci. Instrum., v. 89, p. 023705, 2018.
2017
J. Brisbois, V. N. Gladilin, J. Tempere, J. T. Devreese, V. V. Moshchalkov, F. Colauto, M. Motta, T. H. Johansen, J. Fritzsche, O.-A. Adami, N. D. Nguyen, W. A. Ortiz, R. B. G. Kramer, A. V. Silhanek. Flux penetration in a superconducting film partially capped with a conducting layer. Phys. Rev. B, v. 95, p. 094506, 2017.
2016
J. Brisbois, M. Motta, J. I. Avila, G. Shaw, T. Devillers, N. M. Dempsey, S. K. P. Veerapandian, P. Colson, B. Vanderheyden, P. Vanderbemden, W. A. Ortiz, N. D. Nguyen, R. B. G. Kramer, A. V. Silhanek. Imprinting superconducting vortex footsteps in a magnetic layer. Sci. Rep. 6, 27159 (2016).
J. Brisbois, O.-A. Adami, J. Avila Osses, M. Motta, W. A. Ortiz, N. D. Nguyen, P. Vanderbemden, B. Vanderheyden, R. G. B. Kramer, and A. V. Silhanek. Magnetic flux penetration in Nb superconducting films with lithographically defined microindentations. Phys. Rev. B 93, 054521 (2016).
2015 and before
F. Colauto, M. Motta, A. Palau, M. G. Blamire, T. H. Johansen, and W. A. Ortiz. First Observation of Flux Avalanches in a-MoSi Superconducting Thin Films. IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. 25, 1 (2015).
M. Motta, F. Colauto, J. I. Vestgården, J. Fritzsche, M. Timmermans, J. Cuppens, C. Attanasio, C. Cirillo, V. V. Moshchalkov, J. Van De Vondel, T. H. Johansen, W. A. Ortiz, and A. V. Silhanek. Controllable morphology of flux avalanches in microstructured superconductors. Phys. Rev. B 89, 134508 (2014).
R. M. Ferreira, M. Motta, A. Batagin-Neto, C. F. O. Graeff, P. N. Lisboa-Filho, and F. C. Lavarda. Theoretical investigation of geometric configurations and vibrational spectra in citric acid complexes. Mat. Res. 17, 550 (2014).
J. Brisbois, B. Vanderheyden, F. Colauto, M. Motta, W. A. Ortiz, J. Fritzsche, N. D. Nguyen, B. Hackens, O.-A. Adami, And A. V. Silhanek. Classical analogy for the deflection of flux avalanches by a metallic layer. New J. Phys. 16, 103003 (2014).
M. Motta, F. Colauto, W. A. Ortiz, J. Fritzsche, J. Cuppens, W. Gillijns, V. V. Moshchalkov, T. H. Johansen, A. Sanchez, and A. V. Silhanek. Enhanced pinning in superconducting thin films with graded pinning. Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 212601 (2013).
O.-A. Adami, D. Cerbu, D. Cabosart, M. Motta, J. Cuppens, W. A. Ortiz, V. V. Moshchalkov, B. Hackens, R. Delamare, J. Van de Vondel, and A. V. Silhanek. Current crowding effects in superconducting corner-shaped Al microstrips. Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 052603 (2013).
R. Zadorosny, F. Colauto, M. Motta, T. H. Johansen, R. Dinner, M. G. Blamire, G. Ataklti, V. V. Moshchalkov, A. V. Silhanek, and W. A. Ortiz, Morphology of Flux Avalanches in Patterned Superconducting Films, J. Supercond. Nov. Magn. 26, 2285 (2013).
M. Motta, F. Colauto, T. H. Johansen, R. Dinner, M. G. Blamire, G. Ataklti, V. V. Moshchalkov, A. V. Silhanek, and W. A. Ortiz, Flux avalanches triggered by AC magnetic fields in superconducting thin films, Physica C 479, 134 (2012).
M. Motta, F. Colauto, W. A. Ortiz, J. I. Vestgarden, T. H. Johansen, J. Cuppens, V. V. Moshchalkov, and A. V. Silhanek, Anomalous flux avalanche morphology in a a-MoGe superconducting film with a square antidot lattice - experiment and simulation, arXiv:1109.2532 (2011).
M. Motta, F. Colauto, R. Zadorosny, T. H. Johansen, R. Dinner, M. G. Blamire, G. Ataklti, V. V. Moshchalkov, A. V. Silhanek, and W. A. Ortiz, Visualizing the ac magnetic susceptibility of superconducting films via magneto-optical imaging, Phys. Rev. B 84, 214529 (2011).
M. Motta, C. V. Deimling, M. J. Saeki, P. N. Lisboa-Filho, Chelating agent effects in the synthesis of mesoscopic-size superconducting particles, J. Sol-Gel Sci. and Techn. 46, 201 (2008).
M. Motta, C. V. Deimling, W. A. Ortiz, P. N. Lisboa-Filho, Heat-Treatment effects on the magnetic response of superconducting mesoscopic samples. J. Magn. Magn. Mat. 320, e496 (2008).
C. V. Deimling, M. Motta, P. N. Lisboa-Filho, W. A. Ortiz, Magnetic response of superconducting mesoscopic-size YBCO powder, J. Magn. Magn. Mat. 320, e507 (2008).
P. N. Lisboa-Filho, M. Motta, M. J. Saeki, Development on polymeric precursor routes to produce superconducting nanoparticles. Physica C 460, 1351(2007).
C. A. F. Pintao, M. P. Souza Filho, W. F. Usida, M. Motta, Experimental study of the centripetal force. Physics Education (Bristol) 42, 56 (2007).