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EPSRC Reference:	GR/S13200/01
Title:	Intrinsic Inhomogenetics and Anisotrophy in the Cuprate Superconducting State
Principal Investigator:	de Groot, Professor PAJ
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Project Partners:	Grenoble High MAG FLD Lab Karlsruhe Research Centre
Department:	Sch of Physics and Astronomy
Organisation:	University of Southampton
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 May 2003	Ends:	30 April 2006	Value (£):	205,909
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Materials Characterisation Materials Synthesis & Growth
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Electronics No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Our recent findings have opened up novel methods to investigate the pairing state in cuprate superconductors and its effect on various vortex phases. The quality of YBCO crystals combined with our annealing procedures, have now reached a level were the pinning landscape is controllable to such an extent that we can investigate, in a direct fashion, these intrinsic properties of the superconducting state.We propose a programme of research which aims to explore these topics. In particular we plan to use a combination of magnetic and magnetotransport measurements, some with high angular resolution, to investigate detwinned and untwinned YBCO single crystals.
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