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X-ray diffraction study of texture in melt-processed Gd-123 as a function of 211 concentration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

E. Sudhakar Reddy
Affiliation:
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Kanchanbagh P.O., Hyderabad-500058, India
A. K. Singh
Affiliation:
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Kanchanbagh P.O., Hyderabad-500058, India
T. Rajasekharan
Affiliation:
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Kanchanbagh P.O., Hyderabad-500058, India
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Abstract

The texture in the melt-processed GdBCO superconductor is studied as a function of Gd2BaCuO5 additions, using a texture goniometer. A systematic variation observed in the background intensity is connected to the microstructural variations and the powder x-ray diffraction spectra.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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