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High-temperature superconductors in mobile communications
Article By:
Shi, Donglu Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Last reviewed:2001
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB011520
The high-temperature superconducting compound YBa2Cu3Ox (YBCO) has attracted great attention ever since its discovery in 1987. The interest in this material lies not only in fundamental studies of superconducting mechanisms but also in many important engineering applications. Wireless telecommunications has been a growing field of application, particularly in the development of radio-frequency devices using high-temperature superconductors.
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