1. Foreword

   • P. J. McGinn

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1085 - 1085

2. Fabrication and characteristics of tapes and test magnets made from Ag-Clad Bi-2223 superconductors

   • A. N. Iyer
   • U. Balachandran
   • P. Haldar

   Special Issue Papers Pages: 1087 - 1091

3. Influence of excess yttrium and platinum on the growth behavior of YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ and Y₂BaCuO₅

   • J. G. Fagan
   • D. A. Partis
   • V. R. W. Amarakoon

   Special Issue Papers Pages: 1093 - 1102

4. Characterization of the texturing of YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ in the presence of liquid phase additives

   • J. G. Fagan
   • D. A. Partis
   • V. R. W. Amarakoon

   Special Issue Papers Pages: 1103 - 1109

5. Effects of shock-induced defect density on flux pinning in melt-textured YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ

   • M. J. Kramer
   • R. W. Mc Callum
   • U. Balachandran

   Special Issue Papers Pages: 1111 - 1115

6. Enhanced superconductivity in Nd_1+xBa_2-xCu₃O_7+δby low oxygen partial pressure annealing

   • M. J. Kramer
   • A. Karion
   • R. W. McCallum

   Special Issue Papers Pages: 1117 - 1120

7. Reduced pO₂ melt processing of YBa₂Cu₃O_6+x

   • M. A. Black
   • P. J. Mc Ginn

   Special Issue Papers Pages: 1121 - 1125

8. Processing of large YBa₂ Cu₃O_x domains for levitation applications by a Nd_1+x Ba_2−x Cu₃ O_y-Seeded melt-growth technique

   • V. R. Todt
   • S. Sengupta
   • J. R. Hull

   Special Issue Papers Pages: 1127 - 1130

9. Effects of platinum and oxygenation on microstructure in YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ/Y₂BaCuO₅ bulk materials

   • V. Pavate
   • L. B. Williams
   • P. J. Mc Ginn

   Special Issue Papers Pages: 1131 - 1134

10. Univariant reactions in the YBCO system and the influence of oxygen on soldification and microstructure

    • G. Krabbes
    • W. Bieger
    • P. Schätzle

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1135 - 1142

11. Factors affecting Y₂BaCuO₅ precipitate size during melt processing of YBa₂Cu₃O_7−x

    • C. Varanasi
    • P. J. Mc Ginn
    • S. Sengupta

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1143 - 1150

12. Microstructural development and critical currents in long-length (Tl, Bi)−(Sr, Ba)−Ca−Cu−O wires

    • D. J. Miller
    • J. G. Hu
    • J. H. Wang

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1151 - 1158

13. Rapid consolidation of Ba_0.6K_0.4BiO₃ into superconducting shapes

    • C. C. Hoellwarth
    • W. B. Archibald
    • R. L. Anderson

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1159 - 1162

14. Reactive sintering of Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_x superconductors

    • Y. F. Li
    • M. E. Loomans
    • P. Kostic

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1163 - 1167

15. A new process with a potential to rapidly texture bulk YBa₂Cu₃O_x superconductor

    • V. Selvamanickam
    • A. Goyal
    • D. M. Kroeger

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1169 - 1173

16. Orientation texture in YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ films synthesized from amorphous precursors

    • C. Venkatraman
    • G. L. Liedl

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1175 - 1182

17. Dislocations and flux pinning in YBa₂Cu₃O₇

    • Eric P. Kvam
    • Vikram Pavate
    • Daniel S. Linehan

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1183 - 1189

18. Dependence of critical current density on microstructure and processing of high-T_c superconductors

    • A. Goyal
    • E. D. Specht
    • G. N. Riley

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1191 - 1197

19. Ultrasonic characterization of density and elastic properties in Bi-2212 powder compacts

    • S. Parthasarathi
    • M. D. Aesoph
    • J. Kajuch

    Special Issue Papers Pages: 1199 - 1202

20. Unintentional As incorporation in molecular beam epitaxially grown InAs/AlSb/GaSb heterostructures

    • J. Schmitz
    • J. Wagner
    • J. D. Ralston

    Regular Issue Papers Pages: 1203 - 1207

21. Optical third-harmonic investigations of gallium nitride nucleation layers on sapphire

    • D. K. Wickenden
    • T. J. Kistenmacher
    • J. Miragliotta

    Regular Issue Papers Pages: 1209 - 1214

22. Simulation and experimental analysis of planarization of refractory metals using a multi-step sputter/sputter etch process

    • P. Li
    • T. Smy
    • M. J. Brett

    Regular Issue Papers Pages: 1215 - 1220

23. Crystal defects and interdiffusion behavior of Hg_1−xCd_xTe/(100)CdTe epitaxial layers grown by chemical vapor transport

    • Yu-Ru Ge
    • Heribert Wiedemeier

    Regular Issue Papers Pages: 1221 - 1227

24. Photoluminescence and interface abruptness in InGaAsP/InGaAsP quantum wells

    • L. M. Woods
    • P. Silvestre
    • M. Al-Jassim

    Regular Issue Papers Pages: 1229 - 1233

25. Investigation of high quality GaAs:In layers grown by liquid phase epitaxy

    • M. Milanova
    • T. Cholakova
    • N. Stanev

    Regular Issue Papers Pages: 1235 - 1237

26. Jet vapor deposition of organic guest-inorganic host thin films for optical and electronic applications

    • J. -Z. Zhang
    • D. T. Mcavoy
    • K. Schaschek

    Regular Issue Papers Pages: 1239 - 1244

27. Multi-step rapid thermal annealing of boron and indium implanted Hg_1−xCd_xTe

    • J. A. López-Rubio
    • J. Sangrador
    • T. Rodríguez

    Regular Issue Papers Pages: 1245 - 1249

28. Group-V composition control for InGaAsP grown by gas source molecular beam epitaxy

    • B. W. Liang
    • C. W. Tu

    Regular Issue Papers Pages: 1251 - 1254