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The Role of Grain Boundaries and Interfaces on Superconductivity

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Surfaces and Interfaces of Ceramic Materials

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The influence of grain boundaries and interfaces on critical current density in both high-temperature, cuprate superconductors and conventional superconductors is discussed. Recent measurements of the critical current density of individual grain boundaries in yttrium barium cuprate are also reviewed.

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Dimos, D., Clarke, D.R. (1989). The Role of Grain Boundaries and Interfaces on Superconductivity. In: Dufour, LC., Monty, C., Petot-Ervas, G. (eds) Surfaces and Interfaces of Ceramic Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 173. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1035-5_17

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