High critical-current density in the heavily Pb-doped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8+δ) superconductor: Generation of efficient pinning centers

Science

Volumn 276, Issue 5313, 1997, Pages 770-773

  Chong, I ^a   Hiroi, Z ^a   Izumi, M ^a   Shimoyama, J ^b   Nakayama, Y ^b   Kishio, K ^b   Terashima, T ^a   Bando, Y ^a   Takano, M ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; COPPER OXIDES; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LEAD; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EFFICIENT PINNING CENTERS; ZERO RESISTIVE CURRENT;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

COPPER; METAL OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTOR; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031547974     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.276.5313.770     Document Type: Article

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