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Bulk YBa2Cu3Ox superconductors through pressurized partial melt growth processing

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We have developed a novel pressurized partial melt growth process for producing large pieces of bulk Y–Ba–Cu–O superconductors. During long-time partial melt growth stage, an additional driving force for solidification is obtained by using pressurized oxygen gas. The microstructure and superconducting properties of the resulting samples were investigated. It was found that this new technique can eliminate porosity and inhomogeneity, promote large-scale grain-texturing, and improve interdomain coupling as well.

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  1. The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 20064, USA

    S. Hu, H. Hojaji, A. Barkatt, M. Boroomand, M. Hung & A. C. Buechele

  2. Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, USA

    A. N. Thorpe & D. D. Davis

  3. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20770, USA

    S. Alterescu

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Hu, S., Hojaji, H., Barkatt, A. et al. Bulk YBa2Cu3Ox superconductors through pressurized partial melt growth processing. Journal of Materials Research 7, 808–812 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1992.0808

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