Microstructure and properties of bi-sr-ca-cu-o with additions of nanometer-scale alumina

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 9, Issue 2 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1896-1899

  Goretta, K C ^a   Cuber, M M ^b   Feng, L R ^c   Fisher, B L ^d   Jiang, Ming ^e   Lanagan, M T ^a   Balachandran, U ^b   Xu, Ming ^c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAT TREATMENT; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MELTING; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HYSTERESIS EXPANSION; PARTIAL MELT PROCESS; PINNING VOLUME DEFECTS; SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES;

OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 0032639133     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.784829     Document Type: Article

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