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Microstructure and Properties of High-Tc Superconductors

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The recent advances in high-critical-temperature surperconducting materials have precipitated an abundance of research into this exciting technology. Such research includes significant discoveries related to sperconducting properties, including the role of copper-oxygen layers in perovskite-based structures and the effects of 45° twins, 90° domains and subgrain boundaries. The identification of superconducting oxides has also led to an in-depth exploration of practical forming methods. It is anticipated that the formation of superconducting thin films with textured microstructures by using in-situ processing methods to reduce thermal budgets will play a critical role in the fabrication and integration of advanced superconductor and semiconductor devices.

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Narayan, J. Microstructure and Properties of High-Tc Superconductors. JOM 41, 18–23 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03220796

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