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Formation of coherent twins in YBa2Cu3O7–δ superconductors

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A nucleation-and-growth mechanism for the twin formation in YBa2Cu3O7–δ superconductors based on the oxygen uptake rate curve and published transmission electron microscopic observations is proposed together with an oxygen-depleted twin boundary model. The difficulty of reaching stoichiometric YBa2Cu3O7 is explained.

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Jou, C.J., Washburn, J. Formation of coherent twins in YBa2Cu3O7–δ superconductors. Journal of Materials Research 4, 795–801 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1989.0795

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