Enhancement of lower critical field of MgB2 thin films through disordered MgB2 overlayer |
Soon-Gil, Jung
(Center for Quantum Materials and Superconductivity (CQMS), Sungkyunkwan University)
Duong, Pham (Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University) Won Nam, Kang (Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University) Byung-Hyuk, Jun (Materials Safety Technology Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) Chorong, Kim (Korea Multi-purpose Accelerator Complex, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) Sunmog, Yeo (Korea Multi-purpose Accelerator Complex, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) Tuson, Park (Center for Quantum Materials and Superconductivity (CQMS), Sungkyunkwan University) |
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