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Development of microstructure in Tl-2212 thin films and possible influence on microwave surface resistance values

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    S. C. Speller & H. Wu

  2. Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Stanford, California, 94025, USA

    Z. U. Rek

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA

    J. C. Bilello

  4. Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK

    C. R. M. Grovenor

  5. School of Engineering, Coventry University, Coventry, UK

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Speller, S.C., Wu, H., Rek, Z.U. et al. Development of microstructure in Tl-2212 thin films and possible influence on microwave surface resistance values. Journal of Materials Research 21, 1645–1657 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2006.0208

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