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Title: Superconducting epitaxial $$\hbox {YBa}_{2}\hbox {Cu}_{3}\hbox {O}_{7-\delta }$$YBa2Cu3O7-δ on $$\hbox {SrTiO}_{3}$$SrTiO3-buffered Si(001)
Award ID(s):
1508530
PAR ID:
10065444
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Bulletin of Materials Science
Volume:
41
Issue:
1
ISSN:
0250-4707
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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