Fabrication and characterization of large grains grown on YBCO pellets by seeded melt texturing

Authors
Ferretti, M Ghiso, B Magnone, E Mele, P Ubaldini, A Costa, GA Monot-Laffez, I Giovannelli, F Leblond-Harnois, C
Citation
M. Ferretti et al., Fabrication and characterization of large grains grown on YBCO pellets by seeded melt texturing, INT J MOD B, 14(25-27), 2000, pp. 2652-2657
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS B
ISSN journal
02179792 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
25-27
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2652 - 2657
Database
ISI
SICI code
0217-9792(20001030)14:25-27<2652:FACOLG>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
In this work, the top-seeding technique was applied to the fabrication of b oth melt-textured YBCO and YBCO/Ag pellets. Bath REBCO single crystals and single grains of REBCO are used as seeds. The effects of metal additive and seed nature on texture quality of the samples are discussed.