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Science 17 June 1988:
Vol. 240. no. 4859, pp. 1642 - 1645
DOI: 10.1126/science.240.4859.1642
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Superconducting Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O Fibers Grown by the Laser-Heated Pedestal Growth Method

R. S. FEIGELSON 1, D. GAZIT 1, D. K. FORK 1, and T. H. GEBALLE 1

1 Center for Materials Research and the Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.

Superconducting fibers of several compositions including the nominal composition Bi2CaSrCu2O8 have been grown by means of the laser-heated pedestal growth method. The influence of starting composition and growth conditions on structure and superconducting properties is discussed. The a-b planes of the material are parallel to the fiber axis (along the growth direction), providing the ideal condition for conduction along the copper-oxygen planes.

Submitted on April 27, 1988
Accepted on May 5, 1988


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