Multi-seeded melt growth (MSMG) of bulk Y-Ba-Cu-O using thin-film seeds

T. Y. Li, C. L. Wang, L. J. Sun +9

Y-Ba-Cu-O (YBCO) and Sm-Ba-Cu-O (SmBCO) thin films have been used for the first time as heterogeneous seeds to multi-seed successfully the melt growth of bulk YBCO in a multi-seede…