Flux pinning by Al-based nanoparticles embedded in YBCO: A transmission electron microscopic study

Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications

Volumn 455, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 19-24

  Ben Azzouz, F ^a   Zouaoui, M ^a   Mellekh, A ^a   Annabi, M ^a   Van Tendeloo, G ^b   Ben Salem, M ^a  

^a Struggle and Prevention   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Flux pinning; Microstructure; Nanometer Al2O3; YBCO

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CURRENT DENSITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY; FOUR-PROBE METHOD; SUPERCONDUCTING TEMPERATURE;

FLUX PINNING;

EID: 34247378672     PISSN: 09214534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physc.2007.01.033     Document Type: Article

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