This paper reviews the usual techniques for producing YBCO-type single-domains and the
microstructure of the as-obtained samples. The problems of seed dissolution and parasite …

Most of the potential applications of the high-temperature superconductors require large
critical currents, much higher than those obtained using a classical sintering process. This …

Buffer-aided top seeded infiltration and growth (TSIG) with a suitable liquid phase reservoir
has been compared with the top seeded melt growth (TSMG) process and applied …

Large, single-grain Y–Ba–Cu–O (YBCO) was fabricated via the infiltration of Ba–Cu–O liquid
into a precursor body composed of solid, porous Y 2 BaCuO 5 (Y-211) and observed to trap …

The top-seeding melt texture growth (TSMTG) process is investigated in a small-vertical-
thermal-gradient furnace in order to better understand the conditions for growing large …

We have studied the dependence of the magnetic critical current densities (Jc) on the
applied field for the samples taken from various positions of a single domain YBCO disk. For …

In order to understand the mechanism of the Y2BaCuO5 (Y211) refinement, the effect of
PtO2 addition on the microstructure of each reaction state, ie, the solid state, the Y211 plus …

The quality and preparation of Sm–Ba–Cu–O (SmBCO) seeds, the level of Pt-doping, and
the temperature distribution in the thermal processing system have been investigated in …

Important factors governing the size and the morphology of Y 2 BaCuO 5 (Y211) at 1100° C
in air were investigated for three different starting materials having the same nominal …

We report an investigation of the processing of large-grain Y-Ba-Cu-O (YBCO) containing
0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 wt% platinum (Pt) doping using seeded peritectic solidification in a vertical …