The author summarizes processing of bulk YBa 2 Cu 3 O x superconductors with an
emphasis placed on the relationship between microstructure and critical currents. Sintering …

The growth of single crystals and highly oriented polycrystals of bulk high critical
temperature (Tc) superconducting (HTSC) materials is reviewed. Steady progress continues …

THE ability to impose a preferred orientation, or'texture', on a crystalline material is important
in many fields of materials science. In general, crystalline materials are more or less …

Experiments are reported on two techniques for melt-texture processing Ba, YCu, 06. s by
directional solidification from a semisolid melt containing particles of BaY, CuO, and a …

IT has been suggested1–3 that fertilizing the ocean with iron might offset the continuing
increase in atmospheric CO2 by enhancing the biological uptake of carbon, thereby …

A process for the fabrication of high-quality and near-net-shaped superconducting
specimens of (Y-123) with uniformly distributed fine (Y-211) is discussed. The process …

Melt processing is the most prominent method utilized in the fabrication of bulk YBa 2 Cu 3 O
x (123) because of the superior transport and magnetic properties of this material. Due to the …

Abstract Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7− x (YBCO) bulks have demonstrated promising
applications in quasi‐permanent magnets, levitation, etc. Recently, the applications of bulk …

A new process has been developed for the net-shape fabrication of bulk, single-domain YBa
2 Cu 3 O 6+ x (123) specimens. To date, transport critical currents in excess of 10 000 A cm …

For major applications of the bulk high-T c superconductors, proper processing to obtain
desirable superconducting properties and physical shapes is essential. In this paper …