On the residual resistivity ratio in MgB2 superconductors

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-32

  Chauhan, Suchitra Rajput ^a   Chaudhary, Sujeet ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

MgB2; Residual resistivity ratio (RRR); Stoichiometry; Tapes

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE NATURE; CRYSTALLINITIES; EXCESS MG; MG CONCENTRATIONS; MGB2; MGB2 SUPERCONDUCTOR; MICROSCOPE IMAGES; POLYCRYSTALLINE; RESIDUAL RESISTIVITY RATIO (RRR); RESIDUAL RESISTIVITY RATIOS; STARTING COMPOSITION; STARTING POWDERS; SYNTHESIS PARAMETERS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 76749093601     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2009.2035516     Document Type: Article

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