Title :
Measurements of high-Tc superconductivity in a microwave cavity
Author :
Percival, T.M.P. ; Thorn, J.S. ; Driver, R.
Author_Institution :
CSIRO, Division of Applied Physics, Lindfield, Australia
Abstract :
Measurements on a cylindrical microwave cavity with yttrium barium copper oxide end-plates show that this new class of superconductor has low loss at microwave frequencies. Low-loss microwave components operating at liquid nitrogen temperatures could be built using this compound.
Keywords :
barium compounds; loss measurement; microwave measurement; type II superconductors; yttrium compounds; YBa2Cu3O7; cylindrical microwave cavity; high temperature superconductor; liquid nitrogen temperatures; low loss microwave components; microwave frequencies; superconductor; yttrium barium copper oxide end-plates;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870853
