Liquid mediated growth and the bimodal microstructure of YBa2Cu3 O7-δ films made by the ex situ conversion of physical vapor deposited BaF2 precursors

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1216-1233

  Holesinger, T G ^a   Arendt, P N ^a   Feenstra, R ^b   Gapud, A A ^b   Specht, E D ^b   Feldmann, D M ^c   Larbalestier, D C ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CURRENT DENSITY; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIMODAL MICROSTRUCTURE; COATED CONDUCTORS FILMS; EX SITU CONVERSION PROCESS; ION-BEAM ASSISTED DEPOSITED (IBAD); LAMINAR GRAIN STRUCTURE; LATERAL GROWTH; LIQUID MEDIATED GROWTH; ROLLING-ASSISTED BIAXIALLY TEXTURED SUBSTRATES (RABITS) TEMPLATES; TRANSIENT LIQUID PHASE; YTTRIUM-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA (YSZ);

YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 28844463309     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2005.0150     Document Type: Article

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