April 2002 Preprints

Hideki Abe and Kenji Yoshii, “Electrochemical Synthesis of Superconductive Boride MgB2 from Molten Salts.” Submitted to Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. on 27. Dec. 2001. E-mail takano.yoshihiko@nims.go.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204169.

S. Adachi, N. Inoue, T. Sugano, T. Utagawa, and K. Tanabe, “Preparation and properties of (Hg,Re)-1212 Josephson junctions using STO and LSAT bicrystal substrates.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Superconductivity Research Laboratory, ISTEC, 1-10-13 Shinonome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0062, Japan; tel. 81 3 3536 5709; fax 81 3 3536 5705; e-mail adachi@istec.or.jp. Key words: Hg-based superconductor, thin film, grain boundary, Josephson junction, STO, LSAT, precipitates. 74.25.Fy; 74.50.+r; 74.72.Gr; 74.76.Bz.

M. Adam, D. Fuchs, and R. Schneider, “YBa2Cu3O7 microwave resonator tuned by epitaxial SrTiO3 thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Solid-State Physics, P.O. Box 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany; tel. 49 7247/82-4690; fax 49 7247/82-4624; e-mail markus.adam@ifp.fzk.de. Key words: SrTiO3, superconductivity, microwave, ring resonator.

D. F. Agterberg, “Field induced helical phase in surface superconductors.” E-mail agterber@uwm.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204592.

I. Akimov, O. Dokman, l. Kovalev, A. Rekudanov, and A. Shikov, “Processing and properties of BSCCO composite sheets for different applications.” To be published in Physica C (in press). All Russia Scientific and Research Institute of Inorganic Materials, P.O. Box 369, Rogova Street 5, Moscow 123060, Russia; fax 7 95 196 67 01; e-mail akimov@bochvar.ru. Key words: Bi-2223, critical properties, composites.

Saeed M. Alamoudi, D. Boyanovsky, and S.-Y. Wang, “Nonequilibrium relaxation in neutral BCS superconductors: Ginzburg-Landau with Landau damping in real time.” D. Boyanovsky’s e-mail boyan@vms.cis.pitt.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204239.

A. Alvarez, P. Suarez, D. Caceres, X. Granados, X. Obradors, R. Bosch, E. Cordero, B. Perez, A. Caballero, and J. A. Blanco, “Superconducting armature for induction motor of axial flux based on YBCO bulks.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Industrial Engineering School, University of Extremadura, Apdo. 382, 06071 Badajoz, Spain; tel. 34 924 289600; fax 34 924 289601; e-mail aalvarez@unex.es. Key words: superconducting motor, induction motor, axial flux.

S. Amoruso, R. Bruzzese, N. Spinelli, R. Velotta, X. Wang, and C. Ferdeghini, “Optical emission investigation of laser-produced MgB2 plume expanding in an Ar buffer gas.” In press, Applied Physics Letters. Preprint available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204374.

Frithjof B. Anders, “Composite Spin-Triplet Superconductivity in an SU(2)\otimes SU(2) Symmetric Lattice Model.” Accepted for publication in Eur. Phys. J. B. E-mail frithjof@fkp.tu-darmstadt.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204469.

A. R. Anderson, M. Murakami, and G. J. Russell, “Evidence linking an oxygen pairing process and superconductivity in high termperature superconductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia; tel. 61 2 9385 4561; fax 61 2 9385 6060; e-mail a.anderson@unsw.edu.au. Key words: ultrasound attenuation, structural transition, pseudo-gap, pairing, stripes.

K. Andersson and D. B. Haviland, “Escape from a zero current state in a one dimensional array of Josephson junctions.” E-mail karina@nanophys.kth.se; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204369.

A. Andreone, A. Cassinese, C. Cantoni, E. Di Gennaro, G. Lamura, M. G. Maglione, M. Paranthaman, M. Salluzzo, and R. Vaglio, “Study of the microwave electrodynamic response of MgB2 thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). INFM and Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Universita’ degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Facolta’ di Ingegneria, Piazzale Tecchio 80, I-80125 Napoli, Italy; tel. 39 81 768 2547; fax 39 81 239 1821; e-mail andreone@unina.it. Key words: MgB2 superconductor, thin films, microwave surface impedance.

D. Andreone, C. Cagliero, V. Lacquaniti, S. Maggi, A. Polcari, and R. Steni, “Electrical and structural properties of Nb/Al/Nb overdamped Josephson junctions.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact R. Steni, Dipartimento Metrologia Elettrica, Istituto Elettrotecnico Nazionale, Galileo Ferraris, Strada delle Cacce 91, I-10135 Torino, Italy; fax 39 011 346384; e-mail steni@ien.it. Key words: Josephson junctions, SNS junctions, atomic force microscopy.

G. G. N. Angilella, E. Piegari, and A. A. Varlamov, “Effects of an electronic topological transition for anisotropic low-dimensional superconductors.” To be published in Phys. Rev. B. E-mail giuseppe.angilella@ct.infn.it; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204585.

F. Aiga, Y. Terashima, M. Yamazaki, H. Fuke, H. Kayano, R. Kato, and T. Hashimoto, “Bandwidth tunable high-Tc superconducting filter.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory, Corporate Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, 1 Komukai Toshiba-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki 212-8582, Japan; tel. 81 44 549 2110; fax 81 44 520 1801; e-mail fumihiko.aiga@toshiba.co.jp. Key words: high-Tc superconductor, filter, tunable, series, dielectric material. 85.25.-j.

V. A. Alyoshin, D. A. Mikhailova, E. B. Rudnyi, and E. V. Antipov, “Mercury nonstoichiometry of the Hg1-xBa2CuO4+d superconductor and the P(Hg)-P(O2)-T phase diagram of the Hg-Ba-Cu-O system.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; fax 7 0959394788; e-mail alyoshin@inorg.chem.msu.ru. Key words: HgBa2CuO4+d superconductor, Hg-Ba-Cu-O system, Hg-nonstoichiometry, thermodynamic assessment. 74.72-h.

T. Araki, H. Kurosaki, T. Yuasa, Y. Iijima, T. Saitoh, Y. Yamada, and I. Hirabayashi, “Dip-coated YBa2Cu3O7-x film by the metalorganic deposition method using trifluoroacetate.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Division V, Superconductivity Research Laboratory, ISTEC, 2-4-1 Mutsuno, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 456-8587, Japan; fax 81 52 871 4002; e-mail araki@istec.or.jp. Key words: YBCO, dip coating, metal tape, trifluoroacetate.

T. J. Arndt, A. Aubele, B. Fischer, H. Krauth, B. Sailer, and A. Szulczyk, “Bi-2223 tapes for applications at high temperatures and/or high fields—designs, long length processing and properties.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG, Gruner Weg 37, D-63450 Hanau, Germany; e-mail thomas.joachim.arndt@vacuumschmelze.com. Key words: Bi-2223, tape, high magnetic field, current, AC-loss, mechanical strength, power engineering, long length. 47.60.Jg; 74.72.Hs; 84.25.Fy; 84.60.Ve; 84.70.+p; 85.25.Kx; 85.25.Ly; 85.50.+d.

C. Artini, M. M. Carnasciali, G. A. Costa, E. Magnone, and P. Mele, “Search for new superconducting oxides in M4Pn2O phases (M = Ca, Sr, Ba and Pn = As, Sb, Bi).” To be published in Physica C (in press). INFM and Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Universita degli Studi di Genova, Via Dodecanseo 31, I-16129 Genova, Italy; tel. 39 10 353 6101; fax 39 10 362 8252; e-mail pmele@chimica.unige.it. Key words: synthesis, pnictides, anti-perovskite oxide, HTS multilayers.

Andrew Das Arulsamy, “Concentration of Charge Carriers and Anomalous Gap Parameter in the Normal State of High-Tc Superconductors.” To be published in Phys. Lett. A. E-mail scip1130@nus.edu.sg; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204601.

A. Attenberger, J. Hanisch, B. Holzapfel, and L. Schultz, “Electrical transport properties of Bi2223 [001] tilt grain boundary junctions.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut fur Festkorper-und Werkstofforschung Dresden, Postfach 270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany; fax 49 351/4659 471; e-mail a.attenberger@ifw-dresden.de. Key words: Bi2223, thin films, grain boundary junction.

R. D. Averitt, V. K. Thorsmolle, Q. X. Jia, S. A. Trugman, and A. J. Taylor, “Nonequilibrium superconductivity in Y1-xPrxBa2Cu3O7 thin films.” To appear in Physica B. E-mail raveritt@lanl.gov; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204066.

M. Abu Bakar, A. V. Velichko, M. J. Lancaster, A. Porch, J. C. Gallop, L. Hao, L. F. Cohen, and A. Zhukov, “Microwave intermodulation distortion measurements in unpatterned and patterned YBCO thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact A. V. Velichko, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham BI5 2TT, UK; fax 44 121 414 4291; e-mail velichko@eee-fs7.bham.ac.uk. Key words: third order intermodulation distortion, high-temperature superconductor, microwave nonlinearity.

U. Balachandran, M. Li, R. E. Koritala, B. F. Fisher, and B. Ma, “Development of YBCO-coated conductors for electric power applications.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Energy Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439; fax 630 252 3604; e-mail balu@anl.gov. Key words: YBCO-coated conductor, superconducting thin film, inclined-substrate deposition, MgO, biaxial texture.

Alberto Baldini, Massimiliano Bindi, Andrea Botarelli, Andrea Gauzzi, Luigia Gianni, Stefano Ginocchio, Ausonio Tuissi, Elena Villa, and Sergio Zannella, “Superconducting and structural properties of YBCO/CeO2/NiCr14 tapes prepared by thermal co-evaporation.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Europa Metalli, Superconductor Division, via repubblica 257, 55052 Fornaci di Barga (Lucca), Italy.

A. N. Baranov, J. S. Kim, D. C. Kim, D. S. Suh, Y. W. Park, and E. V. Antipov, “X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectra study of the Ba1-xKxBiO3 (O.37 {less than or equal to} x {less than or equal to} 1.0) superconductor.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact Y. W. Park, Department of Physics, School of Physics and Condensed Matter Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea; tel. 82 2 880 6607; fax 82 2 873 7037; e-mail ywpark@phya.snu.ac.kr. Key words: XANES, Ba1-xKxBiO3, superconductivity. 74.62.Bf; 74.72.Yg.

Paul N. Barnes, P. Terry Murray, Tim Haugan, Richard Rogow, and Glen P. Perram, “In situ creation of nanoparticles from YBCO by pulsed laser deposition.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Air Force Research Laboratory/PRPG, Building 450, 2645 Fifth Street, Ste. 13, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7919; tel. 937 255 4410; fax 937 656 4095; e-mail paul.barnes@wpafb.af.mil. Key words: YBa2Cu3O7-d, nanoparticles. 74.72.B; 74.60.G; 81.05.Y.

Victor Barzykin and Lev P. Gor'kov, “Inhomogeneous stripe (LOFF) phase revisited for surface superconductivity.” E-mail barzykin@magnet.fsu.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204480.

P. Bellucci, M. Ciotti, P. Gislon, L. Muzzi, and M. Spadoni, “Stability dependence on flow in a CICC.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact M. Ciotti, Superconductivity Division, Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, C. E. Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy; tel. 39 6 9400 5391; fax 39 6 9400 5393; e-mail ciotti@frascati.enea.it. Key words: cable-in-conduit conductor, stability, numerical code.

C. Beneduce, E. Giannini, R. Passerini, G. Witz, B. Seeber, and R. Flukiger, “Hot isostatic pressure reaction treatment of Ag-sheathed Bi,Pb(2223) tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). DPMC, University of Geneva, 24 quai E.-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; fax 41 22 702 6869; e-mail concetta.beneduce@physics.unige. Key words: BiSCCO tapes, hot isostatic pressure.

A. Berenov, A. Purnell, A. Zhukov, N. Malde, Y. Bugoslavsky, L. F. Cohen, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, S. J. Foltyn, and P. Dowden, “Microstructural characterization of high Jc, YBCO thick films grown at very high rates and high temperatures by PLD.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Materials, Center for High Temperature Superconductivity, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP, UK; tel. 44 207 594 6742; fax 44 207 584 3194; e-mail a.berenov@ic.ac.uk. Key words: pulsed laser deposition, Raman spectroscopy, cation disorder.

K. Bernardet, G. G. Batrouni, M. Troyer, and A. Dorneich, “Destruction of diagonal and off-diagonal long range order by disorder in two-dimensional hard core boson systems.” G. G. Batrouni’s e-mail batrouni@inln.cnrs.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204313.

A. R. Bhangale, T. Bannerjee, P. Raychaudhuri, S. P. Pai, J. John, S. S. Bhagwat, V. C. Bagwe, V. S. Shirodkar, and R. Pinto, “Peak-effect, a new phenomenon observed at microwave frequencies in high Tc superconductor thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact R. Pinto, Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India; tel. 91 22 2152971; fax 91 22 2152110; e-mail rpinto@tifr.res.in. Key words: peak effect, microwave characteristics and magnetic properties. 74.76.bz; 74.25.Ha; 74.25.Dw; 74.60.Ge; 78.70.G.

M. Bianchetti, A. Malagoli, N. Scati, S. Roncallo, A. S. Siri, and G. Grasso, “Radiofrequency behavior of Ag-sheathed (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+x superconducting tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). INFM, Research Unit of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy; fax 39 10 311066; e-mail grasso@ge.infm.it. Key words: applications of high-Tc superconductors, superconducting resonators, surface impedance.

C. Bifulco-Michon, F. Legendre, S. Poissonnet, P. Regnier, and G. Giunchi, “YBa2Cu3O7-d tapes synthesised on untextured silver substrates by an electrodeposition process.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact F. Legendre, Service de Recherches de Metallurgie Physique, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France; tel. 33 1 69 08 80 36; fax 33 1 69 08 68 67; e-mail flegendre@cea.fr. Key words: critical current density, electroplating, Y-123 tapes.

A. Bill, H. Morawitz, and V. Z. Kresin, “Dynamical Screening and Superconducting State in Intercalated Layered Metallochloronitrides.” E-mail abill@psi.ch; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204580.

M. Blaauboer, “Charge Pumping in Mesoscopic Systems coupled to a Superconducting Lead.” E-mail m.blaauboer@tnw.tudelft.nl; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204340.

R. D. Blaugher, R. N. Bhattacharya, J. Chen, and R. Padmanabhan, “Alternative HTS coated conductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401; tel. 303 384 6518; fax 303 384 6655; e-mail richard_blaugher@nrel.gov. Key words: Hg-based cuprates, Tl-based cuprates, Bi-2212 coated conductor, electrodeposition, electric power applications. 74.72.-h; 74.25.Fy; 74.25.Ha; 74.72.Fq; 74.72.Gr; 74.72.Hs; 74.76.Bz; 84.70.+p; 85.25.kx.

A. Bobyl, R. Suris, S. Karmanenko, A. Semenov, A. Melkov, S. Konuhov, and A. Olshevski, “The ferrite/superconductor layered structure for tunable microwave devices.” To be published in Physica C (in press). A. F. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Politechnicheskaya 26, St. Petersburg 194021, Russia; tel. 7 812 247 9382; fax 7 812 247; e-mail bobyl@theory.ioffe.rssi.ru. Key words: ferrite/superconductor structure, tunable pass-band filter, phase-shifter, delay line.

J. Bok and J. Bouvier, “Transport properties of electrons and holes in a CuO2 layer doped by field effect.” J. Bouvier’s e-mail jacqueline.bouvier@espci.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203128.

S. V. Borisenko, A. A. Kordyuk, T. K. Kim, S. Legner, K. A. Nenkov, M. Knupfer, M. S. Golden, J. Fink, H. Berger, and R. Follath, “Superconducting gap in the presence of bilayer splitting in underdoped Bi(Pb)2212.” E-mail s.borysenko@ifw-dresden.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204557.

C. Bourbonnais, “Electronic phases of low-dimensional conductors.” Proceedings of the Int. Summer School on High Magnetic Fields: Application in Condensed Matter Physics and Spectroscopy, Cargese, May 2001; C. Berthier, L.P. Levy and G. Martinez, Editors; to be pubished by Springer, 2002. E-mail cbourbon@physique.usherb.ca; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204345.

C. Bourbonnais, B. Guay, and R. Wortis, “Renormalization Group Technique for Quasi-One-Dimensional Interacting Fermion Systems at Finite Temperature.” Proc. of International CRM Workshop on Theoretical Methods in Strongly Correlated Fermions Systems, May 1999, Montreal, to be published by Springer (2002). E-mail cbourbon@physique.usherb.ca; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204181.

Jeffrey A. Bowers and Krishna Rajagopal, “The Crystallography of Color Superconductivity.” Report-no: MIT-CTP-3259, NSF-ITP-02-25. E-mail jbowers@lns.mit.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/hep-ph/0204079.

Ernst Helmut Brandt and Grigorii P. Mikitik, “Why an ac magnetic field shifts the irreversibility line in type-II superconductors.” E-mail ehb@physix.mpi-stuttgart.mpg.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204310.

B. Bringmann, H. Walter, Ch. Jooss, A. Leenders, and H. C. Freyhardt, “Preparation of high-quality HTS rings for application in the magnetic bearing of cryotanks and pinning in grain boundaries.” To be published in Physica C (in press). ZFW gGmbH Goettingen, Windausweg 2, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany; fax 49 551 5071750; e-mail info@dr-bringmann.com. Key words: multi-seeding, magnetic bearing, grain boundary, flux pinning.

S. L. Bud’ko, P. C. Canfield, and V. G. Kogan, “Magnesium diboride: basic physical properties and high upper critical field anisotropy.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Ames Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, A111 Physics Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011; tel. 515 294 3986; fax 515 294 0689; e-mail budko@ameslab.gov. Key words: magnesium diboride, synthesis, upper critical field, anisotropy. 74.70.Ad; 74.60.Ec.

Gavin Burnell, Robert H. Hadfield, Christopher Bell, Dae-Joon Kang, and Mark G. Blamire, “Nanoscale superconductor-normal metal-superconductor junctions fabricated by focused ion beam.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Device Materials Group, Department of Materials Science and IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK; fax 44 1223 334373; e-mail gb119@cus.cam.ac.uk. Key words: superconducting junctions, voltage standards, magnesium diboride.

Patrick Byrne, Eugene H. Kim, and Catherine Kallin, “Role of Umklapp Processes in Conductivity of Doped Two-Leg Ladders.” E-mail byrne@physics.mcmaster.ca; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204485.

C. Cai, R. I. Chakalova, G. Kong, K. Kawano, T. W. Button, J. S. Abell, and E. Maher, “Effect of film thickness on properties of YBa2Cu3Oy coated on single or multi-layer oxide buffered biaxially textured nickel tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; fax 44 121 414 5170; e-mail c.cai@bham.ac.uk. Key words: film thickness, buffer layer, local texture.

E. S. Caixeiro and E. V. L. de Mello, “The Hubbard model and pressure effects of YBa2Cu3O7-d superconductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Departmento de Fisica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Litorania s/n, Gragoata, Niteroi, RJ 24210-340, Brazil; tel. 55 21 620 7729; fax 55 21 620 3881; e-mail caixa@if.uff.br. Key words: BCS model, Hubbard Hamiltonian, phase diagram, pressure effects.

A. Calleja, X. Casas, I. G. Serradilla, M. Segarra, A. Sin, P. Odier, and F. Espiell, “Up-scaling of superconductor powders by the acrylamide polymerization method.” To be published in Physica C (in press). DIOPMA, S. L. Llacuna 162-166, E-08018 Barcelona, Spain; fax 34 934035438; e-mail acalleja@diopma.com. Key words: acrylamide, powders, sol-gel, up-scaling.

A. E. Carrillo, P. Rodriguez Jr., T. Puig, J. Figueras, X. Obradors, H. Zheng, U. Welp, L. Chen, B. W. Veal, H. Claus, and G. W. Crabtree, “Growth and microstructure of MTG REBa2Cu3O7/RE/2BaCuO5 with heavy rare earth elements.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact X. Obradors, Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain. Key words: YBCO, melt textured, growth, critical currents.

A. Cassinese, M. Barra, I. Fragala, M. Kusunoki, G. Malandrino, T. Nakagawa, L. M. S. Perdicaro, K. Sato, S. Ohshima, and R. Vaglio, “Superconducting antennas for telecommunication applications based on dual mode cross slotted patches.” To be published in Physica C (in press). INFM, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Universita’ di Napoli Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy; tel. 39 81 768 2548; fax 39 81 239 1821; e-mail cassinese@na.infn.it. Key words: microwave passive devices, superconducting antennas, dual mode.

O. Castano, A. Palau, J. C. Gonzalez, S. Pinol, T. Puig, N. Mestres, F. Sandiumenge, and X. Obradors, “Epitaxial nucleation and growth of buffer layers and Y123 coated conductors deposited by metal-organic decomposition.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; tel. 34 93 580 18 53; fax 34 93 580 57 29; e-mail castanyo@icmab.es. Key words: metal-organic decomposition, YBCO, BaZrO3, buffer layer.

G. Celentano, V. Boffa, L. Ciontea, F. Fabbri, V. Galluzzi, U. Gambardella, A. Mancini, T. Petrisor, R. Rogai, A. Rufoloni, and E. Varesi, “High Jc YBCO coated conductors on non-magnetic metallic substrate using YSZ-based buffer layer architecture.” To be published in Physica C (in press). ENEA, Frascati Research Center, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy; tel. 39 6 9400 5425; fax 39 6 9400 5393; e-mail celentano@frascati.enea.it. Key words: YBCO coated conductors, buffer layer, YSZ, pulsed laser deposition.

Mahesh Chandran, R. T. Scalettar, and G. T. Zimanyi, “Metastability and uniqueness of vortex states at depinning.” E-mail chandran@wilson.ucdavis.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204039.

Kuen-Lin Chen, Jau-Han Chen, Hong-Chang Yang, and Herng-Er Horng, “Off-axis pulsed laser deposited YBa2Cu3O7-d thin films for device applications.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact Hong-Chang Yang, Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, One Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; tel. 886 2 2362 6937; fax 886 2 2363 9984; e-mail hcyang@phys.ntu.edu.tw. Key words: YBCO thin films, off-axis pulsed laser deposition, surface roughness.

S. Cherednichenko, P. Khosropanah, E. Kollberg, M. Kroug, and H. Merkel, “Terahertz superconducting hot-electron bolometer mixers.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Microelectronics, Microtechnology Centre at Chalmers, MC2, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden; tel. 46 31 772 1841/1842/ fax 46 31 164513; e-mail kolberg@ep.chalmers.se. Key words: hot electron, bolometer, mixer, THz, superconductor.

Coleman B. Cobb, Paul N. Barnes, Timothy J. Haugan, Justin Tolliver, Eungkuk Lee, Michael Sumption, Edward Collings, and Charles E. Oberly, “Hysteresis loss reduction in striated YBCO.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Propulsion Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, 2645 Fifth St., Ste. 13, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7919; tel. 937 255 3636; fax 937 656 4095; e-mail coleman.cobb@wpafb.af.mil. Key words: YBCO coated conductor, ac magnetic loss, striated pattern. 74.72.B; 74.76.B; 74.25; 85.25.K.

S. Colson, M. Konczykowski, M. B. Gaifullin, Y. Matsuda, P. Gierlowski, M. Li, P. H. Kes, and C. J. van der Beek, “Vortex fluctuations in underdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d crystals.” Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. E-mail scolson@hp1sesi.polytechnique.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204493.

Carlo Cosmelli, Pasquale Carelli, Maria Gabriella Castellano, Fabio Chiarello, Roberto Leoni, and Guido Torrioli, “Measurements for an experiment of macroscopic quantum coherence with SQUIDs.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita La Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy; fax 39 06 4957 697; e-mail carlo.cosmelli@roma1.infn.it. Key words: macroscopic quantum coherence, SQUIDs, non-invasive measurements.

M. Crisan, D. Bodea, I. Grosu, and I. Tifrea, “Finite - temperature quantum phase transition in d - waves superconductors.” I. Tifrea’s e-mail itifrea@ostc.physics.uiowa.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204210.

R. Cristiano, M. P. Lissitski, and C. Nappi, “Dynamical states in annular Josephson junctions: amplitude dependence of zero field steps on the magnetic field.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact C. Nappi, CNR-Ciro Nappi Istituto di Cibernetica, E. R. Caianiello, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Comprensorio ‘Olivetti’, Building 70, I-80078, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy; fax 39 81 8042604; e-mail c.nappi@cib.na.cnr.it.

Chandan Dasgupta and Oriol T. Valls, “Vortices in layered superconductors with columnar pins: A density functional study.” Oriol T. Valls’ e-mail otvalls@tc.umn.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204214.

F. Delorme, C. Harnois, I. Monot-Laffez, and S. Marinel, “Ca doping of TSMTG-YBa2Cu3O7-d/Y2BaCuO5 composites.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Laboratoire CRISMAT, UMR CNRS 6508, ISMRA, Boulevard du Marechal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex, France; tel. 33 2 3145 2630; fax 33 2 3195 1600; e-mail fabian.delorme@ismra.fr. Key words: YBCO, calcium, top-seeding-melt-texture growth, dopants. 74.62.Bf; 74.62.Dh; 74.72.Bk; 74.80.Bj.

I. De Roeck, G. De Winter, R. Van Paemel, R. De Gryse, J. Denul, I. Van Driessche, E. Bruneel, S. Hoste, E. Georgiopoulos, C. Andreouli, and A. Tsetsekou, “Rotatable magnetron sputtering of YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films on single crystal substrates.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S1, 9000, Belgium; tel. 32 9 264 43 82; fax 32 9 264 49 96; e-mail ilse.deroeck@rug.ac.be. Key words: large scale, rotatable magnetron, YBCO deposition, single crystal.

Cl'ecio C. de Souza Silva and Gilson Carneiro, “A simple model for dynamical melting of moving vortex lattices interacting with periodic pinning.” Submitted to Physical Review B. E-mail clecio@df.ufpe.br; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204328.

Daniele Di Gioacchino, Paolo Tripodi, and U. Gambardella, “Jc(T,B) calculation of BSCCO tape by magnetization loop measurements.” To be published in Physica C (in press). INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Via E. Fermi 40, 00044 Frascati, Italy; e-mail daniele.digioacchino@lnf.infn.it. Key words: BSCCO tape, VSM measurements, Jc behaviour, inter- and intra-grains contributions.

H. S. Ding, S. P. Zhao, G. H. Chen, and Q. S. Yang, “Controlled couplings for Cooper-pair charge qubits.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institute of Physics, Center for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 603, Beijing 100080,China; fax 86 125 688 34; e-mail user509@aphy01.iphy.ac.cn. Key words: applications of high-Tc superconductors (quantum computation), Josephson effect, SQUID, d-wave superconductor. 03.67.Lx; 74.50.+r; 85.25.CP; 73.23.-b.

R. M. Dipasupil, M. Oda, N. Momono, and M. Ido, “Energy gap evolution in the tunneling spectra of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d.” M. Oda’s e-mail moda@sci.hokudai.ac.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204191.

Y. Y. Divin, O. Y. Volkov, M. Liatti, V. V. Shirotov, V. V. Pavlovskii, U. Poppe, P. M. Shadrin, and K. Urban, “Hilbert spectroscopy from gigahertz to terahertz frequencies by high-Tc Josephson junctions.” To be published in Physica C (in press). IFF-IMF, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, 52425 Juelich, Germany; fax 49 2461616444; e-mail y.divin@fz-juelich.de. Key words: Josephson junctions, Hilbert spectroscopy.

Toshiya Doi, Yoshinori Hakuraku, Naoji Kashima, and Shiego Nagaya, “Biaxially oriented NdBa2Cu3O7 films prepared on {100}{l_angle}001{r_angle} textured Ag tapes without any buffer layers.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Faculty of Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; fax 81 99 285 8397/256 1356; e-mail doi@eee.kagoshima-u.ac.jp. Key words: textured Ag tape, {100}{l_angle}001{r_angle}, biaxial orientation, NdBa2Cu3O7.

S. Donet, F. Weiss, J. P. Senateur, p. Chaudouet, A. Abrutis, A. Teiserskis, Z. Saltyte, D. Selbmann, J. Eickemeyer, O. StadeI, G. Wahl, C. Jimenez, and U. Miller, “YBCO films on buffered Ni RABiT substrates by pulsed injection MOCVD.” To be published in Physica C (in press). LMGP-ENSPG, BP. 46, 38402 Saint Martin d’Heres, France; fax 33 4 76 82 63 94; e-mail sebastien.donet@inpg.fr. Key words: YBCO, buffer layers, coated conductors, MOCVD.

N. Drichko, P. Haas, B. Gorshunov, D. Schweitzer, and M. Dressel, “Evidence of the superconducting energy gap in the optical spectra of \alphat-(BEDT-TTF){2}I{3}.” M. Dressel’s e-mail dressel@pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204425.

S. Dukan, T. P. Powell, and Z. Tesanovic, “Quasiparticle Thermal Conductivities in a Type-II Superconductor at High Magnetic Field.” To appear in Phys. Rev. B. E-mail dukan@goucher.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204414.

J. Dzick, J. Hoffmann, S. Sievers, L. O. Kautschor, and H. C. Freyhardt, “Ion-beam-assisted texturing of YSZ layers.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Zentrum fuer Funktionswerkstoffe gGmbH, Windausweg 2, 37073 Goettingen, Germany; tel. 49 551 39 9733; fax 49 551 50717 50; e-mail dzick@umplx1.gwdg.de. Key words: texture, IBAD-YSZ, growth model, coated conductors.

D. M. Eagles, “Interpretation of large room-temperature diamagnetism at low magnetic fields in films of oxidised atactic polypropylene in terms of superconducting current loops.” Journal of Superconductivity: Incorporating Novel Magnetism, to be published. E-mail d.eagles@ic.ac.uk; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204556. Key words: room-temperature superconductivity, oxidised atactic polyproprylene, magnetisation, lower critical field H{c1}. 74.25.Ha, 74.70.Kn, 74.76.-w.

Hubert Eckelmann and Curt Schmidt, “Temperature dependence of AC-losses in Bi-2223 superconducting tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fur Technische Physik, Postfach 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany; tel. 49 7247 824008; fax 49 7247 822849; e-mail curt.schmidt@itp.fzk.de. Key words: high Tc superconductors, AC-loss measurement, temperature dependence, calorimetric measuring technique.

J. Eickemeyer, D. Selbmann, R. Opitz, H. Wendrock, E. Maher, U. Miller, and W. Prusseit, “Highly cube textured Ni-W-RABiTS tapes for YBCO coated conductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut fur Festkorper- und Werkstofforschung Dresden, Postfach 270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany; fax 49 351 4659 320; e-mail j.eickemeyer@ifw-dresden.de. Key words: Ni-W substrates, cube texture, processing conditions, initial grain size.

Yu. Eltsev, K. Nakao, S. Lee, T. Masui, N. Chikumoto, S. Tajima, N. Koshizuka, and M. Murakami, “Anisotropic resistivity and Hall effect in MgB2 single crystals.” E-mail yuri@istec.or.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204027.

K. Endo, H. Ishikawa, P. Fons, H. Matsuhata, T. Yoshizawa, K. Abe, J. Itoh, and K. Kajimura, “MOCVD growth and AFM observation of non c-axis oriented Bi-2223 superconducting thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), AIST Tsukuba Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; fax 81 61 5419; e-mail k.endo@aist.go.jp. Key words: MOCVD, AFM, BSCCO superconductor, non c-axis, oriented Bi-2223, (119)Bi-2223.

K. Endo, H. Matsuhata, K. Nakamura, T. Yoshizawa, K. Abe, J. Itoh, and K. Kajimura, “AFM and TEM observation of surface morphology of Bi-2223 superconducting thin films by MOCVD.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), AIST Tsukuba Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; tel. 81 298 61 5427; fax 81 298 61 5419; e-mail k.endo@aist.go.jp. Key words: atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscope, Bi-2223, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, anisotropic in-plane growth, two-dimensional nucleation growth.

K. Endo, Y. Moriyasu, F. Hosseini Teherani, T. Yoshizawa, K. Abe, J. Itoh, and K. Kajimura, “Preparation of YBCO superconducting films by MOMBE.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), AIST Tsukuba Central 2-1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; fax 81 61 5419; e-mail k.endo@aist.go.jp. Key words: YBCO superconducting films, MOMBE, RHEED, two-dimensional growth.

K. Endo, H. Sato, K. Yamamoto, T. Mizukoshi, T. Yoshizawa, K. Abe, P. Fons, J. Itoh, K. Kajimura, and H. Akoh, “Fabrication of intrinsic Josephson junctions on BSCCO superconducting films grown by MOCVD.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), AIST Tsukuba Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; fax 81 61 5419; e-mail k.endo@aist.go.jp. Key words: metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, BSCCO, intrinsic Josephson junctions, mesa structure, Bi-2212/2223 superlattice.

Andreas Engel and H. J. Trodahl, “Vortex dynamics and states of artificially layered superconducting films with correlated defects.” Submitted to PRB. DLR, Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration, 12105 Berlin, Germany; e-mail andreas.engel@dlr.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204342. Keywords: vortex states, vortex glass, Bose-glass, vortex dynamics, type-II superconductor. 74.60.Ge, 74.25.Dw, 74.76.Db, 74.25.Fy.

J.-F. Fagnard, Ph. Vanderbemden, D. Crate, V. Misson, M. Ausloos, and R. Cloots, “Intragranular and intergranular behaviour of multifilamentary Bi-2223/Ag tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Montefiore Electricity Institute, SUPRAS, University of Liege, Sart-Tilman B28, B-4000 Liege, Belgium; tel. 32 43 662674; fax 32 43 662877; e-mail fagnard@montefiore.ulg.ac.be. Key words: critical current, magnetic measurements, multifilamentary tapes.

G. Falci, A. Fubini, and A. Mastellone, “Mesoscopic fluctuations in superconducting dots at finite temperatures.” Phys. Rev. B 65, 140507(R) (2002). A. Mastellone’s e-mail andrea@femto.if.ing.unict.it; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0110457.

I. Felner and U. Asaf, “Magnetic studies of Ca1-xMxRuO3 (M=La and Sr).” Submitted to JMMM. E-mail israela@vms.huji.ac.il; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204341.

L. Fernandez, B. Holzapfel, F. Schindler, B. de Boer, and L. Schultz, “Grain boundary network transport properties of YBa2Cu3O7 film on biaxially textured metal substrates.” To be published in Physica C (in press). IFW-Dresden, Helmholtzstr. 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany; fax 49 351 4659471; e-mail l.fernandez@ifw-dresden.de. Key words: biaxial texture, grain boundary network, coated conductor.

Giovanni Filatrella, Boris A. Malomed, and Sergio Pagano, “Noise-induced dephasing of an ac-driven Josephson junction.” Physical Review E, in press. Boris A. Malomed’s e-mail malomed@math.tau.ac.il; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/nlin.PS/0203060.

H. Fillunger, M. Foitl, K. Hense, I. Kajgana, A. Kasztler, H. Kirchmayr, R. Lackner, J. Leoni, R. Maix, T. Matthias, and J. Fidler, “Influence of the annealing time of internal tin Nb3Sn strands on the critical current and the magnetization losses.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact H. Kirchmayr, Institute of Experimental Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, A-1040 Vienna, Austria; tel. 43 54 158801/13101; fax 43 54 158801/13199; e-mail exphys@xphys.tuwien.ac.at. Key words: Nb3Sn, critical current, losses, RRR. 74.60.JG; 74.25.HA.

Michael M. Fitelson, “Cryogenic electronic systems.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector, P.O. Box 746, MS-1110, Baltimore, MD 21203.

M. Franz, Z. Tesanovic, and O. Vafek, “Gauge invariant fermion propagator in QED3.” E-mail franz@physics.ubc.ca; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204536.

S. Fratini and F. Guinea, “Electronic susceptibilities in systems with anisotropic Fermi surfaces.” E-mail fratini@polycnrs-gre.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204477.

J. Friedel and M. Kohmoto, “On the nature of antiferromagnetism in the CO2 planes of oxide superconductors.” M. Kohmoto’s e-mail kohmoto@issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204337.

G. Fuchs, S. Gruss, P. Verges, G. Krabbes, K.-H Muller, J. Fink, and L. Schultz, “High trapped fields in bulk YBCO encapsulated in steel tubes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut fur Festkorper und Werkstofforschung Dresden, Postfach 270116, D-01171 Dresden, Germany; fax 49 351 4659 537; e-mail fuchs@ifw-dresden. Key words: bulk high-Tc superconductors, superconducting permanent magnets.

T. Fujii, I. Terasaki, T. Watanabe, and A. Matsuda, “In-plane anisotropy on the transport properties in the modulated Bi2O2-based conductors Bi-2212 and Bi-Sr-Co-O.” Proceedings of ISS2001; Physica C (in press). I. Terasaki’s e-mail terra@mn.waseda.ac.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204187.

Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Chuanbing Cai, and Emi Ohtabara, “Sm-Ba-Cu-O bulk superconductors melt-processed in air.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Railway Technical Research Institute, 2-8-38 Hikari-cho, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-8540, Japan. Key words: Sm-Ba-Cu-O, melt-process, isothermal solidification, Nd123 thin film, single domain.

E. Gaganidze, R. Heidinger, J. Halbritter, and H. Schneidewind, “Nonlinear surface impedance Z(T,f,Hrf) of YBa2Cu3O7 and Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, IMF I, P.O. Box 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany; tel. 7247 825921; fax 49 7247 824567; e-mail ermile.gaganidze@imf.fzk.de. Key words: superconducting films, surface impedance, nonlinearity.

V. M. Galitski and A. I. Larkin, “Spin glass versus superconductivity.” E-mail galitski@physics.umn.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204189.

S. Gartner, H.-J. Krause, N. Wolters, D. Lomparski, W. Wolf, J. Schubert, W. Zander, Y. Zhang, M.v. Kreutzbruck, and K. Allweins, “Non-destructive evaluation of aircraft structures with a multiplexed HTS rf SQUID magnetometer array.” Institute of Thin Films and Interfaces, Research Center Julich, D-52425 Julich, Germany; tel. 49 2461 615467; fax 49 2461 612630; e-mail s.gaertner@fz-juelich.de. Key words: SQUID, array, multiplexing, non-destructive testing.

A. Gaugue, C. Ulysse, A. Adam, G. Beaudin, and A. Kreisler, “High-Tc hot electron superconducting bolometer for terahertz applications.” To be published in Physica C (in press). LGEP, UMR 8507 CNRS, Supelec, Universites Paris 6 et Paris 11, 11 rue Joliot Curie, Plateaude Moulon, 91192, GIF SUR YVETTE Cedex, France; tel. 33 01 69851653; fax 33 01 69418318; e-mail alain.gauge@supelec.fr. Key words: hot-electron bolometer, thermal modelling, YBCO thin film.

Y. A. Genenko, H. Rauh, and A. Snezhko, “Novel design of a smart magnet/superconductor heterostructure.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact H. Rauh, Institut fur Materialwissenschaft, Technische Universitat, Petersenstrasse 23, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany; tel. 49 6151 16 3374; fax 49 6151 16 6038; e-mail hera@hrzpub.tu-darmstadt.de. Key words: critical current, heterostructure, magnetic shielding, Meissner state.

K. Gibson, S. Dill, V. Cauniene, B. Sailer, H.-J. Meyer, M. Lehmann, L. Woodall, and M. Gerards, “Control of the reactivity on (Bi,Pb)-2223 formation.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact H.-J. Meyer, Institute fur Anorganische Chemie, Universitat Tubingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tubingen, Germany; tel. 49 7071 2976226; fax 49 7071 295702; e-mail juergen.meyer@uni-tuebingen.de. Key words: (Bi, Pb)-2223-precursor, phase-formation, bismuthates.

R. Gilardi, J. Mesot, A. Drew, U. Divakar, S. L. Lee, E. M. Forgan, O. Zaharko, K. Conder, V. K. Aswal, C. D. Dewhurst, R. Cubitt, N. Momono, and M. Oda, “Direct evidence for an intrinsic square vortex lattice in the overdoped high-Tc superconductor La1.83Sr0.17CuO4+d.” To appear in Phys. Rev. Lett. J. Mesot’s e-mail joel.mesot@psi.ch.

M. Giroud, K. Hasselbach, H. Courtois, D. Mailly, and B. Pannetier, “Electron transport in a mesoscopic superconducting / ferromagnetic conductor : role of interface resistance and magnetic domains.” H. Courtois’ e-mail courtoih@labs.polycnrs-gre.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204149.

W. Goldacker, S. I. Schlachter, H. Reiner, S. Zimmer, B. Obst, H. Kiesel, and A. Nyilas, “Mechanically Reinforced MgB2 Wires and Tapes with High Transport Currents.” To be published in Studies of High Temperature Superconductors, Vol. 45, edited by A. Narlikar (Nova Science Publishers, N.Y., 2002) Report-no: ITPHTS-02-Narlikar. S. I. Schlachter’s e-mail sonja.schlachter@itp.fzk.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204599.

A. A. Golubov, M. Yu. Kupriyanov, and Ya. V. Fominov, “Nonsinusoidal current-phase relation in SFS Josephson junctions.” Submitted to JETP Letters. Ya. V. Fominov’s e-mail fominov@landau.ac.ru; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204568.

Marcello Gombos, Antonio Vecchione, Danilo Zola, Patrizia Tedesco, and Sandro Pace, “Study of structural properties and morphology of multi-seeded NdBaCuO bars.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Dipartimento di Fisica ‘E. R. Caianiello’ and INFM, Universita degli Studi di Salerno, UdR Salerno, Via Salvador Allende, I-84081 Baronissi (SA), Italy; tel. 39 89 965 280/242; fax 39 89 953 804; e-mail gombos@libero.it.gombos@sa.infn.it. Key words: Multi-seeded top seeding growth in air, morphological and structural analysis, NdBaCuO. 74.72.Jt.

J. Gonzalez, “Superconductivity in carbon nanotube ropes.” E-mail imtjg64@pinar2.csic.es; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204171.

E. A. Goodilin, E. S. Reddy, J. G. Noudem, M. Tarka, and G. J. Schmitz, “Effects of surface relief on the texture formation of melt-solidified YBa2Cu3Oz thick films on metal substrates.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Lenin Hills, 119899 Moscow, Russia; fax 49 241 3 85 78; e-mail goodilin@access.rwth-aachen.de. Key words: YBa2Cu3Oz thick films, confined growth, graphoepitaxy, melt-solidification. 74.72.B; 68.75; 74.80.B; 81.15.

E. A. Goodilin, E. S. Reddy, J. G. Noudem, M. Tarka, and G. J. Schmitz, “Texture formation in melt-solidified YBa2Cu3Oz thick films by artificial surface reliefs.” J. Cryst. Growth, 16:45 on 12.02.02. ACCESS e.V., Intzestr. 5, D-52072, Aachen, Germany. Key words: YBa2Cu3Oz thick films, confined growth, graphotexture, infiltration, low-temperature melt-solidification. 74.72.B, 68.75, 74.80.B, 81.15.

Tomoko Goto, Yasuo Adachi, Youji Bito, and Kazuo Watanabe, “Fabrication of multi-filamentary LRE123 superconductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Materials Science and Technology, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan; fax 81 52 735 5294; e-mail zwgoto@mse.nitech.ac.jp. Key words: LRE123 filament, multi-filament, Ag matrix, field dependence of Jc.

M. Grajcar, M. Ebel, E. Il’ichev, R. Kursten, T. Matsuyama, and U. Merkt, “Supercurrent-phase relation of a Nb/InAs(2DEG)/Nb Josephson junction.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Solid State Physics, Comenius University, Mlynska Dolina F2, 842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia; tel. 421 2 6029 5528; fax 421 2 6541 2305; e-mail grajcar@fmph.uniba.sk. Key words: Josephson junction, proximity effect, 2DEG. 74.50.+r; 74.80.Fp; 74.72.-h.

X. Granados, T. Puig, X. Obradors, E. Mendoza, J. Teva, A. Calleja, I. G. Searradilla, M. Segarra, J. Calero, L. Garcia-Tabares, E. Oyarbide, R. Iturbe, and L. Peral, “Design, building up and testing of a 400 kVA hybrid FCL.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona-CSIC (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain; e-mail granados@icmab.es.

C. Granata, V. Corato, L. Longobardi, B. Ruggiero, M. Russo, and P. Silvestrini, “rf SQUID system for macroscopic quantum coherence experiments.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact P. Silvestrini, Istituto di Cibernetica ‘Eduardo Caianiello’, via Nuova Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (Naples), Italy; fax 39 81 804 2519; e-mail p.silvestrini@cib.na.cnr.it. Key words: macroscopic quantum coherence, Josephson systems, SQUID, qubit.

Tine Greibe, Markus Hepp, and Michio Naito, “Role of substrates in molecular beam epitaxy growth of superconducting T’-La2-xCexCuO4 films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). NTT Basic Research Laboratories 3-1, Morinosato-Wakamiya, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan.

G. Grimaldi, M. Bauer, H. Kinder, W. Prusseit, U. Gambardella, and S. Pace, “Magnetic imaging of YBCO coated conductors by Hall probes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). INFM Research Unit, Department of Physics, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; tel. 39 8 9965393; fax 39 8 9953804; e-mail grimaldi@sa.infn.it. Key words: HTc film, coated conductors, critical currents, Hall probes.

J.-C. Grivel and N. H. Andersen, “Preparation of (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox precursor powders by a modified polyethylene glycol based sol-gel process.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Materials Research, Riso National Laboratory, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.

Vasilii Gusakov, “Abnormal temperature dependence of elastic properties of cuprates superconductors.” To be presented at SCRM 2002. E-mail gusakov@ifttp.bas-net.by; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204408.

W. Haessler, Ch. Rodig, M. Schubert, H. P. Trinks, V. Haas, B. Holzapfel, M. Leghissa, and B. Fischer, “Optimization of BSCCO/Ag-tapes for high current and for AC-applications.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut of Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, PF270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany. Key words: BSCCO-tapes, thermo-mechanical treatment, AC-losses.

K. Hamasaki, H. Ishida, A. Kawakami, A. Saito, and Z. Wang, “Influence of thermal cycling on TLFs observed in epitaxial NbN/MgO/NbN tunnel junctions.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Electrical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Kamitomioka 1603-1, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan; tel./fax 81 258 47 9501; e-mail mchama@nagaokaut.ac.jp. Key words: NbN/MgO/NbN epitaxial junction, 1/f noise, two-level fluctuations, thermal cycling. 73.40.Rw; 72.70.+m; 73.90.+f.

Ling Hao, John Gallop, Adrian Purnell, and Lesley Cohen, “Intermodulation distortion in HTS thin films: a global heating model.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact John Gallop, National Physical Laboratory, Queens Road, Teddington TW11 OLW, Middlesex, UK; fax 44 20 8943 6939; e-mail john.gallop@npl.co.uk. Key words: intermodulation distortion, HTS microwave applications.

Yutaka Harada, “Catch and release of multiple SFQs at a JTL tap.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Faculty of Engineering, Kokushikan University, 4-28-1 Setagaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-8515, Japan; tel./fax 81 3 5481 3345; e-mail yharada@kokushikan.ac.jp. Key words: digital circuit, Josephson junction, single flux quantum.

Tri Hardono and Christopher Cook, “Characterisation and modelling of HTS coils.” To be published in Physica C (in press). School of Electrical, Computer & Telecommunication Engineering, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; tel. 61 2 4221 3535; fax 61 2 4221 3236. Key words: HTS coils, z-Stack modelling, power engineering. 8525K.8470.

Takuya Hashimoto, Kenji Tsuda, Junichiro Shiono, Junichiro Mizusaki, and Michiyoshi Tanaka, “Determination of space group of BaPb0.75Bi0.25O3 by convergent-beam electron diffraction.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Applied Physics, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University, 3-25-40 Sakurajousui, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8550, Japan; tel. 81 3 3329 1151; fax 81 3 5317 9432; e-mail takuya@chs.nihon-u.ac.jp. 74.70.Dd; 61.14.Lj.

M. Hazeyama, N. Hayakawa, K. Matsuo, T. Masuda, and H. Okubo, “V-t characteristics for partial discharge inception of high temperature superconducting power cable.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Electrical Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; tel. 81 52 789 5297; fax 81 52 789 3143; e-mail hazeyama@okubo.nuee.nagoya-u.ac.jp. Key words: liquid nitrogen, polypropylene laminated paper, composite insulation system, butt gap, partial discharge, V-t characteristics.

D. Hinz, A. Handstein, G. Fuchs, K.-H. Muller, K. Nenkov, O. Gutfleisch, V. N. Narozhnyi, and L. Schultz, “Observation of texture for fully dense MgB2 superconductor processed by hot deformation.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact A. Handstein, Institut fur Festkorper-und Werkstofforschung Dresden e.V., Postfach 270116, D-01171 Dresden, Germany; tel. 49 351 4659 526; fax 49 351 4659 537; e-mail a.handstein@ifw-dresden.de. Key words: superconductivity, MgB2, texture, upper critical field.

Kazuto Hirata, Shuuichi Ooi, and Takashi Mochiku, “Josephson vortices in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d single crystal.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute for Materials Science, Superconductivity and Cryogenic Div. Science and Technology Agency, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047, Ibaraki, Japan; tel. 81 298 59 2323; fax 81 298 59 2301; e-mail hirata.kazuto@nims.go.jp. Key words: Bi-2212, flux flow resistance, Josephson vortex, vortex state. 74.72.Hs; 74.60.Ge; 74.25.Ha; 74.25.Fy.

Kazuto Hirata, Shuuichi Ooi, and Takashi Mochiku, “A new phenomenon ofJosephson vortex flow in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O2+d.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute for Materials Science, Superconductivity and Cryogenic Div. Science and Technology Agency, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047, Ibaraki, Japan; tel. 81 298 59 2323; fax 81 298 59 2301; e-mail hirata.kazuto@nims.go.jp. Key words: Bi2Sr2CaCu2O2+d, flux flow resistance, Josephson vortex, vortex state.

J. E. Hirsch, “Quantum Monte Carlo and exact diagonalization study of a dynamic Hubbard model.” To be published in Phys. Rev. B. E-mail jhirsch@ucsd.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0201005.

J. E. Hirsch, “Quasiparticle undressing in a dynamic Hubbard model: exact diagonalization study.” E-mail jhirsch@ucsd.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0205006.

C. Honerkamp, M. Salmhofer, and T. M. Rice, “Flow to strong coupling in the two-dimensional Hubbard model.” To appear in European Physical Journal B. E-mail carsten@mit.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204063.

Dong-Sheng Hu and Shi-Jie Xiong, “Transmission and Andreev reflection in one-dimensional chain with randomly doped superconducting grains.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact Shi-Jie Xiong, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; tel. 8 25 359 6637; fax 86 25 332 6028; e-mail sjxiong@nju.edu.cn.

Daniel Huertas-Hernando, Yu.V. Nazarov, and W. Belzig, “Generalized boundary conditions for the circuit theory of mesoscopic transport.” E-mail dhuertas@mailhost.tn.tudelft.nl; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204116.

Ruben Huhne, Sebastian Fahler, Bernhard Holzapfel, Carl-Georg Oertel, Ludwig Schultz, and Werner Skrotzki, “Mechanism of texture formation in MgO buffer layers using ion-beam assisted laser deposition.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut fur Kristallographie und Festkorperphysik, Technische Universitat Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany; fax 49 351 4659 471; e-mail r.huehne@ifw-dresden.de. Key words: IBAD, MgO, RHEED, cube texture.

Kei Iida and Gordon Baym, “Superfluid phases of quark matter. III. Supercurrents and vortices.” E-mail keiiida@postman.riken.go.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/hep-ph/0204124.

Tokihiro Ikeda, Yoichi Nakai, Chiko Otani, Hiromi Sato, Hitoshi Oyama, Yasuyuki Kanai, Yoshiyuki Takizawa, Yoshio Iwai, Yuichiro Morishita, Takayuki Oku, Nagayasu Oshima, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiromasa Miyasaka, Kazuhiko Kawai, Hiroshi Kato, Hirohiko M. Shimizu, and Yasunori Yamazaki, “X-ray spectroscopy in atomic collision experiment using superconducting tunnel junctions.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; fax 81 48 462 4644; e-mail tokihiro@riken.go.jp. Key words: superconducting tunnel junction, X-ray, atomic physics, highly charged ion, SQUID amp.

Ryoji Inada, Pingxiang Zhang, Akio Oota, and Hiroyuki Fujimoto, “Influence of cross-sectional geometry and lateral Jc distribution on AC transport losses of Ag-sheathed Bi-2223 tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan; tel. 81 532 44 6735; fax 81 532 44 6757; e-mail r-inada@super.eee.tut.ac.jp. Key words: Bi-2223/Ag tape, AC transport loss, Jc distribution, filament arrangement, flux-penetration region. 74.60.Ge; 74.60.Jg; 74.72.Bk; 74.72.Hs.

K. Inomata, T. Kawae, S.-J. Kim, K. Nakajima, T. Yamashita, M. Nagao, and H. Maeda, “Carrier density control of Bi-2212 whiskers.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Yamashita Laboratory, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan; tel. 81 22 217 5474; fax 81 22 217 5473; e-mail inomata@riec.tohoku.ac.jp. Key words: Bi-2212 whiskers, intrinsic Josephson junctions, critical current density, junction resistance, carrier density, c-Axis length, oxygen content.

K. Irgmaier, R. Semerad, W. Prusseit, A. Ludsteck, G. Sigl, H. Kinder, J. Dzick, S. Sievers, H. Freyhardt, and K. Peters, “Deposition and microwave performance of YBCO films on technical ceramics.” To be published in Physica C (in press). THEVA Dunnschichttechnik GmbH, Hauptstrasse 1b, 85386 Eching-Dietersheim, Germany; fax 49 49 32929150; e-mail irgmaier@theva.com. Key words: microwave resistance, ceramic substrate, buffer layer, evaporation.

Akira Ishii, Yoshihiko Takano, Shunichi Arisawa, Takeshi Hatano, and Kazumasa Togano, “Preparation of high-quality Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d thin films by pulsed laser ablation and post-annealing.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan; tel. 81 298 59 2318; fax 81 298 59 2301; e-mail ishii.akira@nims.go.jp. Key words: pulsed laser ablation, high-Tc thin film, Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d, surface morphology, in-plane orientation.

Yoshihiro Ishimaru, Yuan Wu, Osami Horibe, Hiroyoshi Tano, Toshiaki Suzuki, Yoshinobu Tarutani, Ushio Kawabe, and Keiichi Tanabe, “Observation of barrier recrystallization process and properties of interface-modified ramp-edge Josephson junctions.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Superconductivity Research Laboratory-ISTEC, Shinonome 1-10-13, Koto-ku, Chome, Tokyo, 135-0062 Japan; tel. 81 335 36 5701; fax 81 335 36 5714; e-mail ishimaru@istec.or.jp. Key words: RHEED, TEM, Josephson junction, interface-modified barrier.

K. Itoh, T. Kuroda, and H. Wada, “VAMAS round robin test on bending strain effect measurement of Bi-2223 tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute for Materials Science, Sakura 3-13, Tsukuba, 305-0003 Ibaraki, Japan; tel. 81 298 59 5081; fax 81 298 59 5023; e-mail itoh.kikuo@nims.go.jp. Key words: Bi-2223/Ag tape, critical current, bending strain, round robin test. 74.60.Jg; 74.72.Hs; 74.80.Bj; 81.70.Bt.

Keisuke Itoh, Yohji Sasai, Yukio Hotta, and Mineo Itoh, “Improvement of RF magnetic shielding effect of an HTS cylinder: the superposition a bincho-charcoal square cylinder over a BPSCCO cylinder.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact Mineo Itoh, Division of Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan; fax 81 6 6721 2353; e-mail itoh@ele.kindai.ac.jp. Key words: bincho-charcoal square cylinder, BPSCCO cylinder, RF magnetic shielding effect.

D. A. Ivanov, R. von Roten, and G. Blatter, “Minigap in a long disordered SNS junction: analytical results.” E-mail ivanov@alum.mit.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204088.

D. A. Ivanov and T. Senthil, “Projected wave functions for fractionalized phases of quantum spin systems.” E-mail ivanov@alum.mit.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204043.

V. A. Ivanov, J. J. Betouras, and F. M. Peeters, “MgB2: superconductivity and pressure effects.” Invited lecture at NATO ARW on ‘Recent trends in the theory of physical phenomena in high magnetic fields’, February 2002, Les Houches. J. J. Betouras’ e-mail betouras@uia.ua.ac.be; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204085. Key words: MgB2, Ginzburg-Landau, pressure, microscopic theory. 74.20.De; 74.25.Dw; 74.62.Fj; 74.70.Ad.

Z. Ivanov, A. Malisa, L.-G. Johansson, and P. V. Komissinski, “Superconductivity in magnesium diboride thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Microelectronics and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg University, SE-41296 Goteborg, Sweden; tel. 46 31 7723117; e-mail f4azi@fy.chalmers.se. Key words: magnesium diboride, thin films, in situ, superconductivity.

H. Iwasaki, S. Haraguchi, T. Suzuki, T. Naito, T. Sasaki, and N. Kobayashi, “Absence of in-plane fourfold anisotropy in Nd2-xCexCuO4 single crystal.” To be published in Physica C (in press). School of Materials Science, JAIST, Asahidai 1-1, Ishikawa, Tatsunokuchi 923-1292, Japan; tel. 81 761 51 1571; fax 81 761 51 1575; e-mail hideo@jaist.ac.jp. Key words: in-plane anisotropy, superconducting pairing, Josephson vortex, Nd-Ce-Cu-O.

Kouta Iwasaki, Hisanori Yamane, Shunichi Kubota, Junichi Takahashi, Yuzuru Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi Kajitani, Kensuke Nakajima, Tsutomu Yamashita, and Masahiko Shimada, “Synthesis and characterization of Ag5-xPb2O6-d.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Shimada Laboratory, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, 980-8577 Miyagi, Japan; tel. 81 22 217 5161; fax 81 22 217 5160; e-mail iwasaki@tagen.tohoku.ac.jp. Key words: silver lead oxide, Ag5Pb2O6, defect structure, electrical resistivity, Seebeck coefficient, magnetic susceptibility. 81.40.Rs; 72.80.-r; 72.90.+y.

K. P. Jayachandran and C. S. Menon, “Nonlinear elastic properties in high-Tc superconductor Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO4 under pressure.” To be published in Physica C (in press). School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hill PO, 686 560 Kottayam, Kerala, India; tel./fax 91 481 597 923; e-mail spapf@sancharnet.in. Key words: elastic anisotropy, higher order elastic constants, superconductors. 62.20 D; 74.25 L; 74.62 F.

K. H. Jensen, C. Traeholt, E. Veje, M. Daumling, C. N. Rasmussen, D. W. A. Willen, and O. Tonnesen, “Short-circuit experiments on a high-Tc superconducting cable conductor.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Electric Power Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 325, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark; fax 45 72101010; e-mail khj@eltek.dtu.dk. Key words: HTS cables, short-circuit, power application.

Bong Ki Ji, Jun Hyung Lim, Jinho Joo, Wansoo Nah, and No-Jin Park, “Microstructural and texture analysis of BSCCO-2223 superconducting tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact Jinho Joo, School of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyounggi 440-746, South Korea; fax 82 31 290 7371; e-mail jinho@skku.ac.kr. Key words: BSCCO superconductor tape, electron probe microanalysis, grain alignment, microstructure, pole figure analysis.

B. B. Jin, N. Klein, A. Pimenov, A. Loidl, S. I. Krasnosvobodtsev, S.-IK Lee, and W. N. Kang, “Microwave measurement of energy gap and penetration depth of MgB2 thin film.” To be published in Physica C (in press). ISG-2, Forschungszentrum Julich, Institute of Thin Films and Interfaces, D-52425 Julich, Germany; fax 49 2461 612470; e-mail b.b.jin@fz-juelich.de. Key words: MgB2, magnetic field penetration depth, energy gap, dielectric resonator technique.

M. Yu. Kagan and D. V. Efremov, “Two-particle pairing and phase separation in a two-dimensional Bose-gas with one or two sorts of bosons.” D. V. Efremov’s e-mail efremov@jolly.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0107453.

H. Kagawa, N. Hayakawa, N. Kashima, S. Nagaya, and H. Okubo, “Experimental study on superconducting fault current limiting transformer for fault current suppression and system stability improvement.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Electrical Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; tel. 81 52 789 5297; fax 81 52 789 3143; e-mail kagawa@okubo.nuee.nagoya-u.ac.jp. Key words: superconducting fault current limiting transformer, power transmission system, power system stability, fault current.

M. M. Kaila, “Dynamical theory of responsivity and response time of a high temperature superconductor photo-thermoelectrical bolometer.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Advanced Electronic Materials Group, School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia; tel. 61 29 385 4561; fax 61 29 385 6060; e-mail kaila@unsw.edu.au. Key words: high temperature superconductor bolometer, composite bolometer, thermoelectric bolometer, electrothermal feedback, thermoelectrical feedback, thermoelectric materials/devices.

B. Kain, S. R. Khan, and R. P. Barber, “Tuning the transition temperature of superconducting Ag/Pb films via the proximity effect.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact R. P. Barber, Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053; tel. 408 554 4315; fax 408 554 6965; e-mail rbarber@scu.edu. Key words: superconducting films, proximity effect. 74.76; 74.50.

K. Kajikawa, Y. Fukuda, H. Moriyama, T. Hayashi, M. Iwakuma, and K. Funaki, “Frequency dependence of AC magnetization in stacked Bi-2223 Ag-sheathed tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Research Institute of Superconductivity, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan; tel. 81 92 642 4019; fax 81 92 632 2438; e-mail kajikawa@ees.kyushu-u.ac.jp. Key words: Bi-2223/Ag tape, magnetic AC loss, magnetization curve, perpendicular magnetic field. 74.25.Ha; 85.25.Kx.

Hideyuki Kameda and Haruhito Taniguchi, “The setting method of the specific parameters of a superconducting fault current limiter installed at the bus-tie and response of protective relays at operation of the SFCL.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), 2-11-1 Iwado-Kita Komae City, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan; tel. 81 3 3480 2111/3866; fax 81 3 3480 3866; e-mail kameda@criepi.denken.or.jp. Key words: superconducting fault current limiter, parameters, distance relay, reverse current.

A. P. Kampf and A. A. Katanin, “Competing phases in the extended U-V-J Hubbard model near the van Hove fillings.” A. A. Katanin’s e-mail andrey.katanin@physik.uni-augsburg.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204542.

V. Kaplunenko, “Noise consideration in RSFQ circuits.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Conductus Inc., 969 West Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085; tel. 408 523 9448; fax 408 523 9999; e-mail kapl@conductus.com. Key words: clock recovery, superconducting electronics, phase locking.

M. Karppinen, T. Hosomi, and H. Yamauchi, “Redox state analysis for understanding the high-Tc superconductivity in highly unstable Ba2Ca2Cu3O8-d phase with Tc {approx} 124 K and its derivative phase with Tc {approx} 78 K.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan; fax 81 45 924 5365; e-mail karppinen@rlem.titech.ac.jp. Key words: Ba2Ca2Cu3Oy superconductor, HmBa2Ca2Cu3Oy superconductor, redox state analysis. 74.72.Jt.

M. Karppinen, N. Kiryakov, Y. Yasukawa, T. Nakane, and H. Yamauchi, “Isovalent cation substitutions to control the intrinsic Hirr characteristics of superconductive copper oxides.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan; tel. 81 45 924 5333; fax 81 45 924 5365; e-mail karppinen@rlem.titech.ac.jp. Key words: magnetic irreversibility field, isovalent cation substitution, chemical pressure. 74.60.Ec; 74.62.Bf; 74.62.Dh; 74.72.-h.

Tobias Kasser, Michael Viertel, Ralf Bolter, Christian Neumann, and F. Schnell, “Superconductors and cryotechnology for space communications.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Bosch Sat Com GmbH, UC-RA/EMD, D-71501 Backnang, Germany; tel. 49 7191 930 1217; fax 49 7191 930 1850; e-mail tobias.kaesser2@de.bosch.com. Key words: HTSC cryogenics, satellite communications, filter design.

Masaharu Kawachi, Nobuyoshi Sato, Koshichi Noto, and Masahito Yoshizawa, “Fabrication of grain-aligned YBCO films using electrophoretic deposition in a magnetic field.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University, Morioka 020-8551, Japan; fax 81 19 621 6397; e-mail kawachi@iwate-u.ac.jp. Key words: magnetic field assisted electrophoretic deposition, YBa2Cu3O7-d superconducting thick film.

K. Kawano, R. A. Chakalov, G. Kong, J. S. Abell, S. Kahl, and A. M. Grishin, “BIG films fabricated by PLD for magnetic flux visualisation of YBCO.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact J. S. Abell, School of Metallurgy and Material, The University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK; fax 44 121 414 5232; e-mail j.s.abell@bham.ac.uk. Key words: magneto-optical film, pulsed laser deposition, superconducting, Faraday rotation.

M. Khabipov, D. Balashov, F.-Im. Buchholz, and J. Niemeyer, “Bit error rate experiments with RSFQ circuits realized in SINIS technology.” To be published in Physica C (in press). IREE Russian Academy of Sciences, Mokhovaya St. 11, Moscow, Russia; fax 49 531 592 21 30; e-mail marat.khabipov@ptb.de. Key words: digital integrated circuits, Josephson junctions, rapid single flux quantum pulse logic.

K. Khamchane, Yu. A. Boikov, and Z. G. Ivanov, “Dielectric response of BaxSr1-xTiO3 between metallic and superconducting oxide electrodes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Microelectronics and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Goteborg, S-412 96 Goteborg, Sweden. Key words: superconductor, ferroelectric, multilayer, loss factor, permittivity, tunability. 74.76; 77.55.

O. Kieler, R. Behr, F. Muller, H. Schulze, J. Kohlmann, and J. Niemeyer, “Improved 1 V programmable Josephson voltage standard using SINIS junctions.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bunde