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Note: Front Cover -- High Tc Superconductors -- Copyright page -- Tabale of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Sponsors -- Part 1: Preparation -- Chapter 1. Fabrication and properties of single crystals and LPE films in some HTSC systems S.N. Barilo -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Controlled growth of cuprate single crystals -- 3. Experimental study of superconducting singlecrystals in the BKBO system -- 4. Fabrication by LPE and characterization of YBCO thin films. -- 5. Physical properties of the single crystals of R2CUO4 -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2. Crucible free Techniques in YBa2Cu3O7-x -crystal growth -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Flux growth with vertical flux flow -- 3. The Self Crucible Method -- 4. Quasi crucible free grain growth -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3. Bridgman growth and enhanced critical currents in textured YBa2Cu3O7-Y2BaCuO5 composites -- Abstract -- 1 . Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 4. Growth of Bi-(Sr, La)-Cu-O single crystals with the floating-zone technique -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5. "Superconductor-ization" of GaSr2YCu2O7 -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Procedure -- 3. Results and Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 6. Melt processing of powdered arc-cast YBa2Cu3Oy materials -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Procedure -- 3. Results and Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4. Conclusion. -- Chapter 7. A modified QMG method of high Jc YBCO preparation -- 1· Introducion -- 2 . Experiment -- 3 . Results and discussion -- References -- 4 · Conclusions. , Chapter 8. High Tc superconducting YBa2Cu3O7_x filaments: An improved thermal treatment -- Abstract. -- 1. Introduction. -- 2. Experimental. -- 3. Summary and conclusions. -- 4. Acknowledgements. -- 5. References. -- Chapter 9. Synthesi s of Bi-based high temperature superconductors using melt technologies -- Abstract. -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion. -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 10. Characterisation of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu- O rods subject to direct current zoning (DCZ ) and directcurrent annealing (DCA) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental procedure -- 3. Results and discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 11. Processing of Bi-2223 ceramics in the system BPSCCO -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 12. A new elaboration process of the superconducting Tl2Ba2Cu1O6 phase with Tc=90k. -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sample preparation -- 3. Microstructura l investigations -- 4. Superconducting single crystal X-ray diffractio nresults -- 5. Superconducting properties -- 6. Discussion -- 7. Conclusions -- 8. Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 13. Phase equilibri a in the binary TlO1.5-CuO, TlO1.5-BaO and ternary T1O1.5-BaO-CuO systems -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental details -- 3· The binary systems -- 4. The quasi-binary Tl2Ba20s-CuO system -- 5· The ternary T10i .5 -BaO-Cu O systemat 600°C -- 6. A.C . Susceptibility -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14. Bi cuprate s of type 1212 - a new family of superconductors in the Bi series -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 15. The occurrence of 1212-type phase in the Pb-Sb-Sr-Ca-Y-Cu-O system -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Experimental -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 16. Synthesis of YBa2Cu4O8 at 1*105 Pa oxygen pressure -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiments -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 17. New synthesis method of superconducting Nd2CuO4_xFx, Pr2CuO4_xFx -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Preparation of Ln2Cu0 4 (Ln =Nd, Pr) -- 3. Experimental -- 4. Results and discussion. -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 18. Preparation of Ba0.6K0.4BiO3 pure superconducting powder -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Preparation -- 3. Physical measurements -- 5. Discussion -- References. -- Chapter 19. Enhancement of Tc in 2D (Ba, K)2(Pb, Bi)O4 with respect to 3D Ba(Pb, Bi)O3 -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Anharmonic model -- 3, Synthesis and characterization of new materials -- 4. Superconductivity -- 5. Lattice vibrations -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 20. Evolution of structure and superconductivity with lithium content in Li1x_Ti2O4 -- Part 2: Characterization and microstructure -- Chapter 21. Nanostructural characterization of interfaces of thin films of YBa2Cu3O7 with various kinds of substrates -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 22. Microstructures and precipitates in laser-ablated YBCO thin films on SrTiO3 (110) -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3· Results and Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 . Conclusion -- Chapter 23. Surface morphology of YBa2Cu 307__6 thin films on SrTiO 3(100) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References. , Chapter 24. Microstructural studies of non-stoichiometric YBCO thick films processed on YSZ substrates -- Abstract -- 1· Introduction -- 2. Experimental Procedure -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 25. Scanning tunneling microscopy study on YBa2Cu3O7-x films with growth stop by observing diffraction oscillations -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Film Preparation and ST M Measurements -- 3. Results and Discussions -- 4. Summary -- References -- Chapter 26. Bulk and surface structure of epitaxial YBa2Cu 3O7-8 thin films grown on Mg2TiO4 (001) substrate layersI -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Growth conditions -- 3. Conditions of TEM/SAED investigations -- 4. Bulk structure -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 27. Bulk and surface structure of epitaxial YBa2Cu 307_ thin films grown on Mg2TiO4 (001) substrat layers -- Abstract -- 1 . Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussin -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 28. Possibility of striations in HTSC films caused by self-destabilization of the growth temperature -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2 . Temperatur e equationf or growing the film -- 3. Measurements of the optical parameters -- 4. Results of calculation and discussion -- References -- Chapter 29. Theoretical model of heat exchanges during the rapid thermal annealing of YBaCuO thin films -- Abstract -- 1. Purpose of the study -- 2. Rapid therma l annealing (RTA ) -- 3. Therma l modelling of the RTA -- 4. Application of the model -- 5. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 30. High-resolution transmission electron microscopic (HRTEM) studies of Tl2Ba2CuO6±x -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 4. Discussion -- References. , Chapter 31. Microstructure investigations of the epitaxial growth of ultrathin Bi2Sr2CaCu Ox superconducting films on (001) SrTi03 substrates -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental procedures -- 3. Results -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 32. Microstructure of Bi2 2i2 and (Bi/Pb) 22i2 single crystals and effect of electron donors and acceptors -- Abstract -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Experimental -- 3- Results and discussion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 33. Selective 18O labelling in a-axis oriented YBaCuO thin films * -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 34. SIMS study of low energy 2H+ ion-implanted YBa2Cu 3O7_ thin films -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Procedure -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussions -- 5.ConcIusions -- 6. Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 35. Characterization of high-Tc superconductors by mass spectral methods of surface analysis (LIMS, SNMS) -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction. -- 2 . Experiment. -- 3. Results and discussion. -- References. -- Chapter 36. X-ray texture analysis in YBaCuO ceramics and films -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 37. Problems of obtaining highly textured HTSC coatings -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 38. Mechanical alignment of the grains of sintered YBaCuO -- Abstract -- 1 . Introduction -- 2. Creep sintering -- 3. Current limitation by amorphous phase -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 39. Influence of the constant load sintering on the improvement of the transport critical current in Ag-(Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu30x tape form conductor -- Abstract. , 1. Introduction.

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