Dual ion assist beam processing of magnesium oxide template layers for 2nd generation coated conductors

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 3402-3405

  Groves, James R ^a,b   Arendt, Paul N ^a   Holesinger, Terry G ^a   DePaula, Raymond F ^a   Stan, Liliana ^a   Usov, Igor O ^a   Hammond, Robert H ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffer layers; Ion beam assisted deposition; Magnesium oxide; Superconductivity

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; COATED MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ION BEAM ASSISTED DEPOSITION; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

BIAXIALLY TEXTURED TEMPLATE FILMS; MAGNESIUM OXIDE TEMPLATE LAYERS;

MAGNESIA;

EID: 34547429549     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2007.898825     Document Type: Conference Paper

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