Materials science challenges for high-temperature superconducting wire

Nature Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 631-642

  Foltyn, S R ^a   Civale, L ^a   Macmanus Driscoll, J L ^a,b   Jia, Q X ^a   Maiorov, B ^a   Wang, H ^c   Maley, M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYOGENICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; LIQUID NITROGEN; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

COMPACTNESS; CRYSTALLINITY; FLEXIBLE CONDUCTORS;

SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE;

EID: 34548396197     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1989     Document Type: Review

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