Microstructural factors important for the development of high critical current density Nb3Sn strand

Cryogenics

Volumn 48, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 283-292

  Lee, Peter J ^a   Larbalestier, David C ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Metals; A. Superconductors; C. Critical current density; C. Critical field; C. Critical temperature

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); CRITICAL CURRENTS;

HIGH CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL FACTORS;

NIOBIUM;

EID: 46049094370     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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