NSF Org:	OISE Office of International Science and Engineering
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
Initial Amendment Date:	April 4, 2003
Latest Amendment Date:	April 4, 2003
Award Number:	0242867
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Marjorie Lueck OISE  Office of International Science and Engineering O/D  Office Of The Director
Start Date:	April 15, 2003
End Date:	March 31, 2006 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$20,500.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$20,500.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2003 = $20,500.00
History of Investigator:	richard greene (Principal Investigator) rgreene@squid.umd.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Maryland, College Park 3112 LEE BUILDING COLLEGE PARK MD  US  20742-5100 (301)405-6269
Sponsor Congressional District:	04
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Maryland, College Park 3112 LEE BUILDING COLLEGE PARK MD  US  20742-5100
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	04
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	NPU8ULVAAS23
Parent UEI:	NPU8ULVAAS23
NSF Program(s):	AFRICA, NEAR EAST, & SO ASIA
Primary Program Source:	app-0103
Program Reference Code(s):	5919, 9161, AMPP
Program Element Code(s):	597600
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.079

ABSTRACT

0242867
Greene

This award supports the US-India collaborative research project entitled Studies of the Vortex State vis-'a-vis d-wave Superconductivity in Epitaxial Films of La2-xSrxCuO4 (LSCO). US PI Richard Greene of the Center for Superconductivity Research (CSR), University of Maryland and Ramesh C. Budhani of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) propose to study vortex dynamics and quasiparticle tunneling in the vortex state of LSCO epitaxial films. High quality and oriented epitaxial films of LSCO deposited with the technique of pulsed laser ablation will be used for measurements of vortex dynamics and tunneling. While vortex dynamics will be addressed at the IITK, measurements of tunneling will be undertaken at the University of Maryland. This research draws strengths from the state-of-the-art research facilities at each institution and decades of experience of the investigators in the field of superconductivity. The existing synergy between the two groups will facilitate realization of the stated research objectives.

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