High temperature superconducting ceramics

✍ Scribed by D.J. Eaglesham; C.J. Humphreys; N.McN. Alford; W.J. Clegg; M.A. Harmer; J.D. Birchall

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 877 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0921-5107
• DOI: 10.1016/0921-5107(88)90003-7

✦ Synopsis

We review some of the recent developments in our empirical understanding of the materials science of high T c materials. First, the distinguishing phenomenological Ginzburg-Landau features of these materials are identified, and the possible technological implications discussed. We then focus on two key issues for processing the 1-2-3 materials: oxygen stoichiometry and grain boundary phases. Finally, we briefly examine the impact of the recent discoveries of bismuth-based and thallium-based materials on the field.