How strain at grain boundaries suppresses high-temperature superconductivity
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 08:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered that a reduction in mechanical strain at the boundaries of crystal grains can significantly improve the performance of high-temperature superconductors (HTS). Their results could lead to lower cost and significantly improved performance of superconductors in a wide variety of applications, such as power transmission, power grid reliability and advanced physics research...
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