Growth rate and superconducting properties of Gd-Ba-Cu-O bulk superconductors melt processed in air

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 2984-2987

  Shi, Y ^a   Babu, N Hari ^a   Iida, K ^a   Cardwell, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GdBCO; Growth rate; Microstructure; Superconducting properties

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; GROWTH RATE; MAGNESIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

COLD SEEDING PROCESSES; PRECURSOR COMPOSITION; SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 34547429970     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2007.899474     Document Type: Conference Paper

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