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A possible replacement of single crystal by melt-textured material in the study of YBa2Cu3O7−y

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Improved superconducting properties were observed in melt-textured YBa2Cu3O7-y ceramic material. The inductive current density has a small field dependence up to 5.5 T over a wide temperature range. The field and temperature dependences of the magnetic properties are similar to the behavior found in single crystals. Values of the intragrain critical current density in melt-texture samples have the same order of magnitude as in single crystals. The reduced porosity and improved grain alignment help to probe intrinsic physical properties that depend on crystallographic orientation. Thus experiments similar to those involving single crystals are possible. The modified Bean critical state model applied to single crystals can also be used in these melt-textured samples. Thus, it is possible to use melt-textured samples in some basic research which originally required the use of single crystals.

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    M. D. Lan, T. J. Goodwin, P. Klavins, J. Z. Liu & R. N. Shelton

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Lan, M.D., Goodwin, T.J., Klavins, P. et al. A possible replacement of single crystal by melt-textured material in the study of YBa2Cu3O7−y . Appl. Phys. A 55, 514–517 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00331665

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