March 2002 Preprints

V. Abacherli, D. Uglietti, B. Seeber, and R. Flukiger, “(Nb,Ta,Ti)3Sn multifilamentary wires using Osprey bronze with high tin content and NbTa/NbTi composite filaments.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institute of Applied Physics (GAP), University of Geneva, 20, rue de l’Ecole-de-Medecine, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; fax 41 22 781 09 80; e-mail vital.abacherli@physics.unige.ch. Key words: multifilamentary (Nb,Ta,Ti)3Sn superconductor, bronze process, Osprey bronze.

K. Agatsuma, H. Tateishi, K. Arai, M. Umeda, T. Saitoh, and K. Gotoh, “Nb3Al thin films made by single RF magnetron sputtering target.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Key words: Nb3Al, thin film, RF sputter, target.

A. S. Alexandrov and P. E. Kornilovitch, “Froehlich-Coulomb model of high-temperature superconductivity and charge segregation in the cuprates.” P. E. Kornilovitch’s e-mail, pavelkornilovich@hp.com; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203291.

M. K. Al-Mosawi, C. Beduz, K. Goddard, J. K. Sykulski, Y. Yang, B. Xu, K. S. Ship, R. Stoll, and N. G. Stephen, “Design of a 100 kVA high temperature superconducting demonstration synchronous generator.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ Southampton, UK; tel. 44 23 592872; fax 44 23 593230; e-mail maitham1@soton.ac.uk. Key words: high temperature superconductors generator, AC applications, high temperature superconductors, superconducting power devices.

W. A. Al-Saidi, and D. Stroud, “Several small Josephson junctions in a resonant cavity: Deviation from the Dicke Model.” To be published in Phys. Rev. B. E-mail alsaidi@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203341.

H. Altenburg, J. Plewa, W. Jaszczuk, M. Itoh, I. Brunets, A. Buev, and T. Vilics, “Superconducting materials for electronic applications.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Steinfurter Initiative fur Materialforschung, SIMa, University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany; tel. 49 2551 962193; fax 49 2551 962711; e-mail h.altenburg@fh-muenster.de. Key words: bulk material and thick films of BSCCO, Y-123 and Nd-123, isostatic pressing, paste technology, plasma spraying.

A. Alvarez, P. Suarez, D. Caceres, B. Perez, E. Cordero, and A. Castano, “Superconducting tape characterization under flexion.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Industrial Engineering School, University of Extremadura, Apdo 382, 06071 Badajoz, Spain; tel. 34 924 289 600; fax 34 924 289 601; e-mail aalvarez@unex.es. Key words: Bi-2223 tape, magnetic field.

N. Amemiya, J.-J. Rabbers, B. E. Krooshoop, B. ten Haken, H. ten Kate, N. Ayai, and K. Hayashi, “Longitudinal magnetization loss in twisted multifilamentary Bi2223 tape.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Faculty of Engineering, Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya, 240-8501 Yokohama, Japan; tel. 81 45 339 4119; fax 81 45 338 1157; e-mail ame@rain.dnj.ynu.ac.jp. Key words: Bi2223, twist, magnetization loss, longitudinal magnetic field. 85.25.K.

E. B. Amitin, K. R. Zhdanov, M. Y. Kameneva,Yu. A. Kovalevskaya, L. P. Kozeeva, I. E. Paukov, and A. G. Blinov, “Peculiarities of electronic heat capacity of thulium cuprates in pseudogap state.” E-mail kam@casper.che.nsk.su; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203243.

Yoichi Ando, J. Takeya, Yasushi Abe, X. F. Sun, and A. N. Lavrov, “Novel anisotropy in the superconducting gap structure of Bi{2}Sr{2}CaCu{2}O{8+\delta} probed by quasiparticle heat transport.” Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett. E-mail ando@criepi.denken.or.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203106.

****M. Angst, R. Puzniak, A. Wisniewski, J. Jun, S. M. Kazakov, J. Karpinski, J. Roos, and H. Keller, “Temperature and field dependence of the anisotropy of MgB2.” Accepted for publication in PRL. E-mail angst@phys.ethz.ch; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0112166.

V. I. Anisimov, M. A. Korotin, I. A. Nekrasov, Z. V. Pchelkina, and S. Sorella, “First Principle Electronic Model for High-Temperature Superconductivity.” M. A. Korotin’s e-mail mkorotin@fkf.mpg.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203117.

L. Antognazza, M. Decroux, S. Reymond, E. de Chambrier, J.-M. Triscone, W. Paul, M. Chen, and O. Fishcher, “Simulation of the behavior of superconducting YBCO lines at high current densities.” To be published in Physica C (in press). DPMC, University of Geneva, 24 quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; fax 41 22 702 6869; e-mail louis.antognazza@physics.unige.ch. Key words: fault current limiter, superconducting thin films, critical current.

M. Ariante, V. Cavaliere, G. Masullo, A. Matrone, A. Santoro, C. Ferdeghini, G. Grasso, A. S. Siri, L. Bigoni, F. Curcio, and L. Martini, “Preliminary test results and thermal analysis of a 4 T Bi(2223)/AgMg magnet at 27 K.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact V. Cavaliere, CRIS, Consorzio Ricerche Innovative per il Sud, Via Nuova delle Brecce, 260 80147 Napoli, Italy; fax 39 8 1243 2840; e-mail cavaliere.enzo@ansaldobreda.it. Key words: HTS magnet, thermal analysis, Bi(2223)/AgMg.

****Andrew Das Arulsamy, P. C. Ong, and M. T. Ong, “Pseudogap and Conduction Dimensionalities in High-Tc Superconductors.” E-mail scip1130@nus.edu.sg; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203164.

J. Ashkenazi, “Stripe-Like Inhomogeneities, Carriers, and BCS-BEC Crossover in the High-Tc Cuprates.” To be published in New Trends in Superconductivity. E-mail ashkenazi@phyvax.physics.miami.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203170. Key words: cuprates, stripes, inhomogeneities, spectroscopies, transport, BCS, BEC.

M. Aunola, “Superconducting single-electron transistor and the phi-modulation of supercurrent.” E-mail mimaau@phys.jyu.fi; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203440.

N. Hari Babu, M. Kambara, D. A. Cardwell, C. D. Tarrant, and K. Schneider, “Effect of the addition of depleted UO2 on the microstructure of melt processed Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). IRC in Superconductivity, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK; tel. 44 1223 337 049/443; fax 44 1223 337 074; e-mail nhb24@cam.ac.uk. Key words: melt texture, YBCO, uranium doping, critical currents. 74.80.Bi; 74.72.Bk; 74.60.Jg; 74.60.Ge.

Joon-Han Bae, Ki-Deok Sim, Rock-Kil Ko, Young-Kil Kwon, Kang-Sik Ryu, and Young-Sik Jo, “The fabrication of superconducting magnet for MRI.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, P.O. Box 20, 641-120 Changwon, South Korea; fax 82 55 280 1696; e-mail baejh@keri.re.kr. Key words: MRI magnet, cryogenic shim coil, ferromagnetic shim assembly, cryostat.

Amalia Ballarino, “HTS current leads for the LHC magnet powering system.” To be published in Physica C (in press). CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland; tel. 41 22 767 3296; fax 41 22 767 6180; e-mail amalia.ballarino@cern.ch. Key words: current leads, high temperature superconductors, accelerator technology, cryogenics.

S. Bals, G. Van Tendeloo, G. Rijnders, D. H. A. Blank, V. Leca, and M. Salluzzo, “Optimisation of superconducting thin films by TEM.” To be published in Physica C (in press). EMAT, University of Antwerp (RUCA), Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium; tel. 32 3218 0249; fax 32 3218 0257; e-mail sabals@ruca.ua.ac.be. Key words: high resolution electron microscopy, REBCO-superconductors, interface arrangement, antiphase boundary.

Wei Bao and J. L. Sarrao, “Spin dynamics in a hole-doped S=1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet with a disordered ground state.” E-mail bao@mozi.mst.lanl.gov; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203318.

E. Bartolome, R. Lopez, J. Flokstra, and H. Rogalla, “LTS slotted SQUIDs for reduction of 1/f noise.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Low Temperature Division , Department of Applied Physics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands; tel. 31 53 489 3125; fax 31 53 489 1099; e-mail e.bartolome@tn.utwente.nl. Key words: LTS SQUIDs, reduction 1/f noise, slots and holes, moats.

J. J. A. Baselmans, B. J. van Wees, and T. M. Klapwijk, “Direct demonstration of circulating currents in a controllable \pi-SQUID generated by a 0 to \pi transition of the weak links.” Submitted to Phys. Rev. B. E-mail j.j.a.baselmans@phys.rug.nl; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203433.

D. M. Bastidas, S. Pinol, J. Plain, T. Puig, X. Obradors, G. Celotti, S. Sprio, and A. Tampieri, “Synthesis and densification of Hg(Re)-1223 superconductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus de la UAB, E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain; tel. 34 93 580 18 53; fax 34 93 580 57 29; e-mail david@icmab.es. Key words: Hg-based superconductors, HIP, Hg(Re)-1223 phase.

G. G. Batrouni, V. Rousseau, R. T. Scalettar, M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, P. J. H. Denteneer, and M. Troyer, “Mott Domains of Bosons Confined on Optical Lattices.” E-mail batrouni@inln.cnrs.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203082.

Pieder Beeli, “An Intuitive and Exact Steady-State Electrodynamic Formalism for Uniaxial Multilayered Structures: Normal Incidence.” E-mail pieder.beeli@mail.uh.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203621.

V. I. Belyavsky and Yu. V. Kopaev, “Pair Fermi contour and repulsion-induced superconductivity in cuprates.” Submitted to Phys. Rev. B. Yu. V. Kopaev’s e-mail kopaev@mail1.lebedev.ru; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203138.

W. Belzig, R. Shaikaidarov, V. V. Petrashov, and Yu. V. Nazarov, “Negative Magnetoresistance in Andreev Interferometers.” E-mail wolfgang.belzig@unibas.ch; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203546.

A. Benabdallah and J. G. Caputo, “Influence of the passive region on zero field steps for window Josephson junctions.” E-mail abenab@mpipks-dresden.mpg.de; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204010.

****C. Beneduce, H. L. Suo, P. Toulemonde, N. Musolino, and R. Flukiger, “Transport critical current, anisotropy, irreversibility fields and exponential n factors in Fe sheathed MgB2 tapes.” H. L. Suo’s e-mail hongli.suo@physics.unige.ch; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203551.

A. Berenov, C. Farvacque, X. Qi, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, D. MacPhail, and S. Foltyn, “Ca doping of YBCO grain boundaries.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Materials, Imperial College, 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: doping, SIMS, grain boundaries.

E. V. Bezuglyi, A. S. Rozhavsky, I. D. Vagner, and P. Wyder, “Combined effect of Zeeman splitting and spin-orbit interaction on the Josephson current in a S-2DEG-S structure.” E-mail eugene@fy.chalmers.se; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203447.

A. Bianchi, R. Movshovich, N. Oeschler, P. Gegenwart, F. Steglich, J. D. Thompson, P. G. Pagliuso, and J. L. Sarrao, “First order superconducting phase transition in CeCoIn5.” Report-no: LA-UR-01-6718. R. Movshovich’s e-mail roman@lanl.gov; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203310.

Tim Biggs, Anne-Katrin Klehe, John Singleton, David Bakker, Jane Symington, Paul Goddard, Arzhang Ardavan, William Hayes, John A. Schlueter, Takehiko Sasaki, and Mohamedally Kurmoo, “Comparison of the normal state properties of \kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu(NCS)2 and its deuterated analogue in high magnetic fields and under high hydrostatic pressures.” John Singleton’s e-mail j.singleton1@physics.ox.ac.uk; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203421.

Y. Blum, A. Tsukernik, M. Karpovski, and A. Palevski, “Oscillations of the superconducting critical current in Nb-Cu-Ni-Cu-Nb junctions.” E-mail blum@post.tau.ac.il; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203408.

J. Bobroff, H. Alloul, S. Ouazi, P. Mendels, A. Mahajan, N. Blanchard, G. Collin, V. Guillen, and J.-F. Marucco, “Absence of static phase separation in the high-Tc cuprate YBa{2}Cu% {3}O{6+y}.” E-mail bobroff@lps.u-psud.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203225.

A. Bobyl, S. Konnikov, R. Suris, A. Semenov, S. Karmanenko, A. Melkov, T. Johansen, and Y. Galperin, “Dispersion properties of Y3Fe5O12/YBa2Cu3O7-d film layered structure.” To be published in Physica C (in press). A. F. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Politehnicheskaya 26, St. Petersburg 194021, Russia; tel. 7 812 2479382; fax 7 812 2471017; e-mail bobyl@theory.ioffe.rssi.ru. Key words: Y3Fe5O12/YBa2Cu3O7-d layered structure microwave dispersion, magnetostatic wave.

J. Bok and J. Bouvier, “Phase Diagram of electrons and holes in a Layered Cuprate.” J. Bouvier’s e-mail jacqueline.bouvier@espci.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203128.

S. I. Bondarenko, A. A. Shablo, P. P. Pavlov, and S. S. Perepelkin, “Ferromagnetic concentrator of a magnetic field for the planar HTSC SQUID.” To be published in Physica C (in press). B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of NASU, 47 Lenin Avenue, 61164 Kharkov, Ukraine; fax 380 572 322370; e-mail bondarenko@ilt.kharkov.ua. Key words: HTSC SQUID, ferromagnetic flux concentrator, sensitivity, gradiometer.

V. Born, Ch. Jooss, and H. C. Freyhardt, “Scanning tunneling spectroscopy of optimally doped and underdoped YBa2Cu3Ox thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut fur Materialphysik Gottingen, Windausweg 2, 37073 Gottingen, Germany; e-mail vborn@umpsun1.gwdg.de. Key words: scanning tunneling spectroscopy, YBCO, local density of states. 73.40.Gk; 74.72.Bk; 74.25.Jb.

D. Bourgault, S. Pavard, R. Tournier, L. Porcar, N. Caillault, and L. Carbone, “Current limitation capability of bulk Bi2223 material.” To be published in Physica C (in press). CNRS/CRETA-Laboratoire de Cristallographie, BP 166, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 09, France; fax 33 476 88 12 80; e-mail bourg@labs.polycnrs-gre.fr. Key words: current limitation, critical current density, texturing, Bi2223.

D. Bourgault, L. Porcar, A. Sulpice, D. Isfort, F. Giovannelli, R. Tournier, and G. Desgardin, “Transition and transport Jc(H,T,O/o) measurements in single domain superconductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). CNRS/CRETA—Laboratoire de Cristallographie, BP 166, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 09, France; fax 33 476 88 12 80; e-mail bourg@labs.polycnrs-gre.fr. Key words: critical current density, pinning, twin planes, textured NdBCO, textured YBCO.

P. Bourges, Y. Sidis, M. Braden, K. Nakajima, and J. M. Tranquada, “High-Energy Spin Dynamics in La{1.69}Sr{0.31}NiO4.” E-mail bourges@bali.saclay.cea.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203187.

V. Braccini, D. Marre, A. Malagoli, A. Mollica, M. Putti, G. Balestrino, S. Lavanga, P. G. Medaglia, and A. S. Siri, “(Ba,La)CuO2/CaCuO2 superconducting multilayers: stabilizing effect of La.” To be published in Physica C (in press). INFM—Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy; fax 39 010 311066; e-mail braccini@fisica.unige.it. Key words: thin films, multilayers, substitutions effects.

E. Bruneel, J. Degrieck, I. Van Driessche, and S. Hoste, “Mechanical properties of Bi-2223/Ag bulk composites.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Gent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S3), 9000 Gent, Belgium; fax 32 9 264 49 83; e-mail els.bruneel@rug.ac.be. Key words: composite, Bi-2223, mechanical properties, Ag.

R. Brusetti, P. Haen, and J. Marcus, “Concentration Dependence of Superconductivity and Order-Disorder Transition in the Hexagonal Rubidium Tungsten Bronze RbxWO3. Interfacial and bulk properties.” To be published in Physical Review B. E-mail brusetti@polycnrs-gre.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203120.

****S. D. Bu, D. M. Kim, J. H. Choi, J. Giencke, S. Patnaik, L. Cooley, E. E. Hellstrom, D. C. Larbalestier, C. B. Eom, J. Lettieri, D. G. Schlom, W. Tian, and X. Pan, “Synthesis and Properties of c-axis Oriented Epitaxial MgB2 Thin Films.” C. B. Eom’s e-mail eom@engr.wisc.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0204004.

****G. Burnell, D.-J. Kang, D. A. Ansell, H.-N. Lee, S.-H. Moon, E. J. Tarte, and M. G. Blamire, “A Directly Coupled Superconducting Quantum Interference Device Magnetometer Fabricated in Magnesium Diboride by Focused Ion Beam.” E-mail gb119@cus.cam.ac.uk; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203532.

Pasquale Calabrese, Andrea Pelissetto, and Ettore Vicari, “Comment on ‘Bicritical and Tetracritical Phenomena and Scaling Properties of the SO(5) Theory,’ [X. Hu, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 057004 (2001)].” Ettore Vicari’s e-mail vicari@df.unipi.it; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203533.

C. Camerlingo, M. P. Lissitski, C. Nappi, and M. Russo, “Characterization of YBCO bicrystal grain-boundary Josephson junctions on NdGaO3 substrate in terms of conventional superconductivity models.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact M. P. Lissitski, Istituto di Cibernetica del CNR, E. Caianello, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Comprensorio A. Olivetti, Building 70, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy; fax 39 081 8042604; e-mail lisitskii@fisica.cib.na.cnr.it. Key words: bicrystal grain-boundary junction, Josephson effect, resistively shunted junction model, Josephson critical current.

G. Carapella, N. Martucciello, and G. Costabile, “Experimental investigation of flux motion in exponentially shaped Josephson junctions.” Submitted to PRB. E-mail giocar@sa.infn.it; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203055. .

****D. A. Cardwell, N. Hari Babu, M. Kambara, and A. M. Campbell, “Magnetic properties and critical currents of bulk MgB2 polycrystalline superconductor.” To be published in Physica C (in press). IRC in Superconductivity, West Cambridge Site, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK; tel. 44 1223 337050; fax 44 1223 337074; e-mail dc135@cam.ac.uk. Key words: MgB2, critical currents, pinning force, critical fields. 74.60.Jg; 74.60.Ge; 74.60.Ec.

C. Carr, J. C. Macfarlane, and G. B. Donaldson, “The development of a fully portable, cryocooled HTS SQUID NDE instrument.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK; fax 44 141 552 2891; e-mail c.carr@strath.ac.uk. Key words: cryocooler, HTS SQUIDs, nondestructive evaluation.

R. I. Chakalova, C. Cai, T. Woodcock, T. W. Button, J. S. Abell, and E. Maher, “Fabrication and characterisation of YBCO coated nickel-based tapes with various buffer layers.” 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 5232; e-mail r.i.tchakalova@bham.ac.uk. Key words: pulsed-laser deposition, Y2O3, CeO2, YSZ buffer layers, YBCO.

Amit K. Chattopadhyay, Richard A. Klemm, and Debanand Sa, “Pairbreaking Without Magnetic Impurities in Disordered Superconductors.” Submitted to PRL. Richard A. Klemm’s e-mail klemm@anl.gov; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203124.

Han-Dong Chen, Jiang-Ping Hu, Sylvain Capponi, Enrico Arrigoni, and Shou-Cheng Zhang, “Antiferromagnetism and hole pair checkerboard in the vortex state of high Tc superconductors.”

E-mail hdchen@stanford.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203332.

Makan Chen, Willi Paul, Martin Lakner, Lise Donzel, Markus Hoidus, Peter Unternaehrer, Reto Weder, and Michael Mendik, “6.4 MVA resistive fault current limiter based on Bi-2212 superconductor.” To be published in Physica C (in press). ABB Corporate Research Ltd., Baden-Dattwil CH-5405, Switzerland; fax 41 56 4867314; e-mail makan.chen@ch.abb.com. Key words: fault current limiter, HTS, Bi-2212, power application, superconductivity.

****X. J. Chen, H. Zhang, and H.-U. Habermeier, “Effects of pressure on the superconducting properties of magnesium diboride.” Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B. E-mail xjchen@physics.kent.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203195.

Yan Chen, H. Y. Chen, and C. S. Ting, “Numerical Study of Stripe Phases in High Temperature Superconductors Under a Strong Magnetic Field.” E-mail ychen@mira.tcs.uh.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203283.

S. Cherednichenko, M. Kroug, H. Merkel, P. Khosropanah, A. Adam, E. Kollberg, D. Loudkov, G. Gol’tsman, B. Voronov, H. Richter, and H.-W. Huebers, “1.6 THz heterodyne receiver for the far infrared space telescope.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Microwave Electronics Laboratory, Microtechnology Center at Chalmers MC2, Chalmers University of Technology, SE 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden; tel. 46 31 772 8499; fax 46 31 164513; e-mail serguei@ep.chalmers.se. Key words: terahertz receiver, hot-electron bolometric mixer, NbN thin film.

Seyong Choi, Dongsoo Kim, Wansoo Nah, Jinho Joo, J. H. Jung, and K. Ryu, “AC transport current loss in stacked HTS tapes.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact Wansoo Nah, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Chunchun-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, 440-746 Kyunggi-do, South Korea; tel. 82 31 290 7136; fax 82 31 290 7179; e-mail wsnah@yurim.skku.ac.kr. Key words: AC loss of stacked tapes, AC transport current loss, stacked HTS tapes.

Yon-Do Chun, Youn-Hyun Kim, Sol Kim, and Ju Lee, “Transient analysis of superconducting generator under the three phases of sudden grounding fault condition.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University, P.O. Box 133-791, Seoul, South Korea; fax 82 2 2295 7111; e-mail yondo@hotmail.com. Key words: transient analysis, finite element method, superconducting AC generator.

Yon-Do Chun and Ju Lee, “Comparison of magnetic levitation force between a permanent magnet and a high temperature superconductor using different force calculation methods.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University, P.O. Box 133-791, Seoul, South Korea; fax 82 2 2295 7111; e-mail yondo@hotmail.com. Key words: 3D axisymmetric finite element method, high temperature bulk superconductor, levitation force.

Michele Cini and Gianluca Stefanucci, “The W=0 Pairing Mechanism from Repulsive Interactions in Symmetric 2d Models.” Contributed paper to ‘Electrons and Photons in Solids, a Volume in honour of Franco Bassani.’ E-mail michele.cini@roma2.infn.it; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203618.

M. Ciotti, A. Di Zenobio, P. Gislon, L. Muzzi, M. Spadoni, and S. Turtu, “Loss calculations in a CICC solenoid exposed to rapidly changing magnetic fields.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact P. Gislon, Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, C. R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy; fax 39 6 9400 5393; e-mail gislon@frascati.enea.it. Key words: AC losses, superconducting magnets, cable-in-conduit.

M. Cirillo, V. Merlo, R. Russo, F. Mueller, and J. Niemeyer, “Voltage standard systems integration.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Dipartimento di Fisica and Unita INFM, Universita di Roma “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Roma, Italy; fax 39 06 2023507/20223507; e-mail cirillo@roma2.infn.it. Key words: Josephson effect, voltage standard, junctions arrays.

A. A. Clerk, S. M. Girvin, A. K. Nguyen, and A. D. Stone, “Resonant Cooper Pair Tunneling: Quantum Noise and Measurement Characteristics.” E-mail aashish.clerk@yale.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203338.

Carlos Collado, Jordi Mateu, T. J. Shaw, and Juan M. O’Callaghan, “HTS nonlinearities in microwave disk resonators.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact Juan M. O’Callaghan, Department of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Campus Nord UPC-D3, Jordi Girona 1, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; fax 34 93 401 7232; e-mail joano@tsc.upc.es. Key words: superconducting devices, microwave resonators, intermodulation, nonlinearities.

R. Combescot and C. Mora, “Transition to Fulde-Ferrel-Larkin-Ovchinnikov phases near the tricritical point: an analytical study.” E-mail Roland.Combescot@lps.ens.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203031.

C. Concha, J. Garcia, and J. Blasco, “Polarised XANES study of superconducting La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4-y) under- and over-doped single crystals.” Submitted to Int. J. of Mod. Phys. B. Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004; tel. 91 141 701038; fax 91 141 701038; e-mail: krish35@sancharnet.in. Key words: XANES; LSCO (214); Under- & over-doped single crystals; High temperature superconductivity; Temperature dependence; Phase transition. 78.70.Dm; 74.72.Dn; 71.38.+I.

K. Y. Constantinian, G. A. Ovsyannikov, I. V. Borisenko, and P. Yagoubov, “Voltage-tunable YBCO Josephson mixer, operating in self-pumping mode at 750-970 GHz.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics Russian Academy of Sciences, Mokhovaya 11-7, GSP-9, 101999 Moscow, Russia; tel. 7 095 2038414; fax 7 095 2030935; e-mail karen@hitech.cplire.ru. Key words: YBCO, Josephson mixer, THz frequencies.

T. A. Coombs, K. Tadinada, R. Weller, and A. M. Campbell, “Predicting the effects of inhomogeneities in resistive superconducting fault current limiters.” To be published in Physica C (in press). IRC in Superconductivity, Cambridge University West Site, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK; tel./fax 44 1223 766966. Key words: fault current limiter, E-J model, field assistance.

G. A. Costa and P. Mele, “Contribution to the study of phase interactions and morphology in YBCO/Ag melt-processed composites.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact P. Mele, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Universita degli Studi di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, I-16146 Genova, Italy; tel. 39 10 353 6101; fax 39 10 362 8252; e-mail pmele@chimica.unige.it. Key words: melt-textured YBCO, Y-Ba-Cu-O equilibrium diagram, Ag additions.

D. G. Crete, S. Berger, K. Bouzehouane, J. Briatico, J. P. Contour, O. Durand, J. L. Maurice, K. van der Beek, “Devices based on the structural and transport anisotropy in NdBa2Cu3O7 thin films deposited by pulsed laser ablation on SrTiO3 [001].” To be published in Physica C (in press). Unite Mixte de Physique CNRS/THALES, Domaine de Corbeville, Universite Paris-Sud, F-91404 Orsay Cedex, France; fax 33 1 69 33 07 40; e-mail denis.crete@thalesgroup.com. Key words: high temperature superconductors, NBCO, epitaxy, twinning, vortex dynamics, periodic pinning. 74.60.Ge; 74.80.Dm; 74.62.Dh; 74.76.Bz.

A. Cristofolini, M. Fabbri, A. Morandi, F. Negrini, and P. L. Ribani, “Current distribution in a composite superconducting system by means of an equivalent circuit model based on a smooth E-J equivalent material characteristic.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact A. Morandi, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento, 2-40136 Bologna, Italy; tel. 39 51 2093574; fax 39 51 2093588; e-mail antonio.morandi@mail.ing.unibo.it. Key words: superconducting strand, AC losses, equivalent circuit network, equivalent material characteristic.

S. R. Curras, J. Vina, M. Ruibal, M. T. Gonzalez, M. R. Osorio, J. Maza, J. A. Veira, and F. Vidal, “Normal-state resistivity versus critical current in YBa2Cu3O7-d thin films at high current densities.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Laboratorio de Baixas Temperaturas e Superconductividade (Unidad asociada al ICMM, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, Spain), Dipartimento de Fisica da Materia Condensada, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela E-15782, Spain; fax 34 981 520676; e-mail severc@usc.es. Key words: transport properties, Y-based cuprates, thin films.

Masahiro Daibo, Arimitsu Shikoda, and Masahito Yoshizawa, “Non-contact evaluation of semiconductors using a laser SQUID microscope.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Iwate Industrial Research Institute, 3-35-2 Iiokashinden, Morioka, Iwate 020-0852, Japan; fax 81 19 635 0311; e-mail daibo@ac.pref.iwate.jp. Key words: SQUID, microscope, laser.

B. Dalela, R. K. Singhal. S. Dalela, N. L. Saini, D. Chaturvedi, A. A. Menovsky, Ngruho, Hong Ji Lin, T. Y. Hou, C. T. Chen, and K. B. Garg, “Study of itinerant holes in planar and apical oxygens in two different BSCCO (2212) single crystals using polarised x-ray absorption.” Submitted to Int. J. Mod. Phys. B. Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004; tel. 91 141 701038; fax 91 141 701038; e-mail: krish35@sancharnet.in. Key words: Planar and Apical oxygens, BSCCO (2212), polarisation dependent, XANES, itinerant holes. 78.70.Dm; 74.72.Dn; 71.38.+I.

S. Dalela, B. Dalela, D. Chaturvedi, R. K. Singhal, D. C. Jain, K. B. Garg, J. F. Lee, and J. H. Choy, “Polarised EXAFS Study of in-Plane Distortion in a Pr-Doped BSCCO (2212) Single Crystal.” Int. J. of Mod. Phys. B, Vol. 14. Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004; tel. 91 141 701038; fax 91 141 701038; e-mail krish35@sancharnet.in. Key words: EXAFS, Pr-doped BSCCO (2212), in-plane distortion. 78.70.Dm; 74.72.Dn; 71.38.+I.

B. de Boer, V. Sarma, N. Reger, J. Eickemeyer, and B. Holzapfel, “Strengthening of biaxially textured Ni-alloys as substrates for YBCO tape conductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). IFW Dresden, Institute of Metallic Materials, P.O. Box 270016, 01171 Dresden, Germany; fax 49 351 4659 541; e-mail b.holzapfel.ifw-dresden.de. Key words: YBCO tape conductor, biaxially textured tapes, particle strengthening, engineering current density.

F. Delorme, C. Harnois, I. Monot-Laffez, and G. Desgardin, “Nd2O3 doping of top-seeding-melt-texture-growth-processed YBa2Cu3O7-d ceramics.” 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 31 45 26 30; fax 33 2 31 95 16 00; e-mail fabian.delorme@ismra.fr. Key words: YBaCuO, neodymium, TSMTG, dopants.

A. De Luca, A. F. Degardin, F. Abbott, F. Houze, and A. J. Kreisler, “Influence of microstructure on electrical and microwave properties of YBaCuO thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact A. F. Degardin, LGEP, Supelec, Universites Paris 6 et Paris 11, CNRS UMR 8507, 11 rue Joliot-Curie, Plateau de Moulon, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France; fax 33 1 69 418318; e-mail annick.degardin@supelec.fr. Key words: YBaCuO thin films, MgO substrate, microstructure, microwave surface resistance.

J. Demsar, L. Forro, H. Berger, and D. Mihailovic, “Femtosecond snapshots of gap-forming charge-density-wave correlations in quasi-two-dimensional dichalcogenides 1T-TaS2 and 2H-TaSe2.” To appear in Phys. Rev.B Rapid Comm. E-mail jdemsar@lanl.gov; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203601.

K. D. Develos, H. Yamasaki, Y. Nakagawa, and A. Sawa, “Effect of laser fluence on outgrowth formation and interfacial reaction in YBCO/CeO2/Al2O3 films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Superconductor Technology Group, Energy Electronics Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST Tsukuba Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; fax 81 298 615726; e-mail kathy@ni.aist.go.jp. Key words: YBCO, CeO2, interfacial reaction, outgrowth formation. 68.55.-a; 81.15.Fg; 74.72.B.

G. De Winter, I. De Roeck, R. Van Paemel, R. De Gryse, and J. Denul, “Influence of deposition parameters on the biaxial alignment of YSZ buffer layers using an unbalanced magnetron.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S1, 9000 Gent, Belgium; tel. 32 9 264 43 82; fax 32 9 264 49 96; e-mail griet.dewinter@rug.ac.be. Key words: yttria stabilised zirconia, buffer layer, biaxial alignment, unbalanced magnetron.

Y. Y. Divin, U. Poppe, C. L. Jia, P. M. Shadrin, and K. Urban, “Structural and electrical properties of YBa2Cu3O7 [100]-tilt grain boundary Josephson junctions with large IcRn-products on SrTiO3 bicrystals.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact U. Poppe, IFF-IMF, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, 52425 Juelich, Germany; fax 49 246 16444; e-mail u.poppe@fz-juelich.de. Key words: grain boundary Josephson junctions, [100]-tilt grain boundary junctions, high-Tc YBa2Cu3O7 thin films.

G. Donnier-Valentin, P. Tixador, and M. F. Devismes, “41 kVA Bi/Y transformer design.” To be published in Physica C (in press). CRTBT, Domaine Universitaire, BP 166, 38042, Grenoble Cedex 9, France; fax 33 4 76 87 50 60; e-mail donnier@labs.polycnrs-gre.fr. Key words: Ac losses, high temperature superconductors, HTS transformers, iron losses.

Balazs Dora, Attila Virosztek, and Kazumi Maki, “Impurity scattering in unconventional density waves.” E-mail dora@kapica.phy.bme.hu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203434.

Claudio A. D’Ovidio, Daniel A. Esparza, and Maria T. Malachevsky, “Fast device for large transport critical current measurements.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Grupo Nuevos Materiales y Dispositivos-Complejo Tecnologico Pilcaniyeu, Centro Atomico Bariloche and Instituto Balseiro-Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, 8400-San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina; fax 54 2944 445299 e-mail dovidio@cab.cnea.gov.ar. Key words: high critical currents, pulsed devices, data acquisition. 07.05.Hd; 74.60.Jg.

K. P. Duncan and B. L. Gyorffy, “A Damping of the de Haas-van Alphen Oscillations in the superconducting state.” E-mail kevin.duncan@bristol.ac.uk; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203237.

R. D. Duncan, R. W. Cherng, and C. A. R. Sa de Melo, “Uniform spin susceptibility tensor and quasiparticle density of states in organic quasi-one-dimensional superconductors.” C. A. R. Sa de Melo’s e-mail cs164@prism.gatech.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203570.

D. Dvorsek, V. V. Kabanov, J. Demsar, D. Mihailovic, and J. Karpinski, “Femtosecond quasiparticle relaxation dynamics and probe polarization anisotropy in YBa2Cu4O8.” V. V. Kabanov’s e-mail viktor.kabanov@ijs.si; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203620.

A. I. D'yachenko, V. Yu. Tarenkov, R. Szymczak, H. Szymczak, A. V. Abal'oshev, S. J. Lewandowski, and L. Leonyuk, “ab-plane tunneling and Andreev spectroscopy of superconducting gap and pseudogap in (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 and Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8.” A. V. Abal'oshev’s e-mail abala@ifpan.edu.pl; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203323.

M. Ejrnaes, M. T. Savolainen, M. Manscher, and J. Mygind, “Microwave induced co-tunneling in single electron tunneling transistors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Superconductivity, C.N.R. Institute of Cybernetics, The Technical University of Denmark, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Comprensorio Olivetti, Edificio 70, I-80078 Pozzouli, Napoli, Italy; tel. 39 81 8675010; fax 39 81 8042519; e-mail ejrnaes@fisica.cib.na.cnr.it. Key words: Coulomb blockade, single electron tunneling transistor, co-tunneling.

S. Elschner, F. Breuer, M. Noe, A. Wolf, and J. Bock, “Qualification of MCP BSCCO 2212 bulk material for use in resistive current limiters.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact F. Breuer, Nexans SuperConductors GmbH, Chemiepark Knapsack, D-50351 Hurth, Germany; fax 49 02233 48 6847; e-mail frank.breuer@nexans.com. Key words: resistive fault current limiter, melt cast processed BSCCO 2212, shunt.

E. Esposito, R. Cristiano, S. Pagano, D. Perez de Lara, and D. Twerenbold, “Fast Josephson cryodetector for time of flight mass spectrometry.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Istituto di Cibernetica ‘E. R. Caianiello’ del CNR, Bldg. 70, via Campi Flegrei 34, I-80078 Pozzuoli (Napoli), Italy; tel. 39 081 8675054; fax 39 081 8042604/2519; e-mail e.esposito@cib.na.cnr.it. Key words: Josephson, particle detector, MALDI, mass spectrometry.

Martina Falter, Wolfgang Habler, Brigitte Schlobach, and Bernhard Holzapfel, “Chemical solution deposition of YBa2Cu3O7-x films by dip coating.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, P.O. Box 270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany; fax 49 351 4659320; e-mail m.falter@ifw-dresden.de. Key words: CSD, YBCO, TFA process, oxide buffer layers.

M. Fardmanesh, J. Schubert, R. Akram, M. Banzet, W. Zander, Y. Zhang, M. Schilling, and H.-J. Krause, “Dependence of the substrate structure and the film growth at the junction of YBCO SEJ rf-SQUIDs on the IBE process and effects on the SQUID’s characteristics.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut fur Schichten und Grenzflachen, Research Center Juelich, Forschungszentrum Julich (FZJ) GmbH, D52425 Juelich, Germany; fax 49 2461 612630; e-mail m.farmanesh@fz-juelich.de. Key words: rf-SQUID, YBCO thin film, step edge Josephson junction, 1/f noise.

Yu. V. Fedotov, S. M. Ryabchenko, E. A. Pashitskii, A. V. Semenov, V. I. Vakaryuk, V. S. Flis, and V. M. Pan, “Magnetic field dependence of the critical current density in thin epitaxial HTS YBa2Cu3O7-d films with dislocation low-angle domain boundaries.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact V. M. Pan, Department of Superconductivity, Institute for Metal Physics, NAS of Ukraine, Vernadsky Blvd. 36, Kiev 03142, Ukraine; fax 380 44 450 3227; e-mail pan@imp.kiev.ua. Key words: HTS YBCO thin films, vortex pinning, critical current density.

M. V. Feigelman, A. Kamenev, A. I. Larkin, and M. A. Skvortsov, “Weak Charge Quantization on Superconducting Islands.” M. A. Skvortsov’s e-mail skvor@itp.ac.ru; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203586.

J. C. Fenton, P. J. Thomas, G. Yang, and C. E. Gough, “A system for fast time-resolved measurements of c-axis quasiparticle conductivity in intrinsic Josephson junctions of 2212-BSCCO.” To appear in Applied Physics Letters 80 (2002). E-mail j.c.fenton@bham.ac.uk; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203543.

****C. Ferdeghini, V. Braccini, M. R. Cimberle, D. Marre, P. Manfrinetti, V. Ferrando, M. Putti, and A. Palenzona, “Angular dependence of magnetoresistivity in c-oriented MgB2 thin film.” Submitted to Phys. Rev. B. V. Ferrando’s e-mail ferrandov@ge.infm.it; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203246.

A. Ferraz, “Fermi Surface Renormalization in Two Spatial Dimensions.” E-mail aferraz@unb.br; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203376.

E. J. Ferrer, V. P. Gusynin, and V. de la Incera, “Thermal Conductivity in 3D NJL Model Under External Magnetic Field.” V. de la Incera’s e-mail incera@fredonia.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203217.

G. Filatrella and N. F. Pedersen, “The mechanism of synchronization of Josephson arrays coupled to a cavity.” To be published in Physica C (in press). INFM Unit and Science Faculty, University of Sannio, Via Port’ Arsa 11, I-82100 Benevento, Italy; fax 39 089 965390; e-mail giofil@sa.infn.it. Key words: Josephson junctions, microwave oscillators, phase lock.

M. Franz, D. E. Sheehy, and Z. Tesanovic, “Magnetic field induced charge and spin instabilities in cuprate superconductors.” E-mail franz@physics.ubc.ca; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203219.

M. Franz, Z. Tesanovic, and O. Vafek, “QED3 theory of pairing pseudogap in cuprates I: From d-wave superconductor to antiferromagnet via ‘algebraic’ Fermi liquid.” O. Vafek’s e-mail ovafek@pha.jhu.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203333.

Roberto Franzosi and Vittorio Penna, “Collective modes, chaotic behavior and self-trapping in the dynamics of three coupled Bose-Einstein condensates.” Submitted to Phys. Rev. A. E-mail franzosi@df.unipi.it; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203509.

Eiji Fujimoto, Tsutomu Nakajima, Toshikazu Yamada, Hiroshi Sato, Kohji Hohkawa, and Hiroshi Akoh, “Fabrication of YBaCuO/CeO2 multilayer structure for via structure and YBaCuO wiring.” Correlated Electron Research Center (CERC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan; fax 81 298 61 2663; e-mail eiji-fujimoto@aist.go.jp. Key words: YBaCuO via structure, CeO2 insulating layer, no grain-boundary-junction behavior, critical current density Jc.

M. Fujita, H. Goka, K. Yamada, and M. Matsuda, “Structural effect on the static spin and charge correlations in La{1.875}Ba{0.125-x}Sr{x}CuO{4}.” E-mail fujita@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203321.

M. Fujita, T. Kubo, S. Kuroshima, T. Uefuji, K. Kawashima, K. Yamada, I. Watanabe, and K. Nagamine, “Magnetic and superconducting phase diagram of electron-doped Pr{1-x}LaCe{x}CuO{4}.” E-mail fujita@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203320.

Ph. Galez, Th. Hopfinger, J. L. Soubeyroux, M. Lomello-Tafin, Ch. Opagiste, Ch. Bertrand, and J. L. Jorda, “The reaction pathway for the formation of Tl-2223.” To be published in Physica C (in press). LAIMAN ESIA, Universite de Savoie, 9 Rue de l’ Arc-en-Ciel, BP 240, F-74942 Annecy-le-Vieux Cedex France; tel. 33 4 5009 2204; fax 33 4 5009 2379; e-mail philippe.galez@univ-savoie.fr. Key words: thallium based high-Tc superconductors, Tl-2223, phase formation, neutron diffraction.

K. B. Garg, B. Dalela, S. Dalela, S. Venkatesh, J. H. Choy, D. Chaturvedi, R. K. Singhal, and J. Garcia-Ruiz, “O K and Cu LIII Edge Study of Itinerant Holes in I(2)-, HgI(2)- and HgBr(2)-Intercalated BSCCO(2212) Single Crystals.” J. of Synchr. Rad., Vol. 8. Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004; tel. 91 141 701038; fax 91 141 701038; e-mail krish35@sancharnet.in. Key words: Halide intercalation, Interblock coupling, BSCCO (2212), XANES. 78.70.Dm; 74.72.Dn; 71.38.+I.

K. B. Garg, S. Dalela, B. Dalela, S. Venkatesh, J. F. Lee, J. H. Choy, D. Chaturvedi, R. K. Singhal, and J. Garcia Ruiz, “Polarization≠dependent XANES study of Bi(2)Sr(2)Ca(1-≠x)Pr(x)Cu(2)O(8-d)insulating single crystal.” J. Synch. Rad., Vol. 8. Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004; tel. 91 141 701038; fax 91 141 701038; e-mail: krish35@sancharnet.in. Key words: Pr≠doped BSCCO, polarized XANES, hybridization, hole quenching. 78.70.Dm; 74.72.Dn; 71.38.+I.

K. B. Garg, C. Sanchez, J. Garcia, J. Blasco, R. K. Singhal, B. Dalela, and N. L. Saini, “Study of Local Structure in Under≠doped La(2-≠x)Sr(x)CuO(4-≠y) by Polarized EXAFS.” Submitted to J. of Phys: Cond.-Mat. Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004; tel. 91 141 701038; fax 91 141 701038; e-mail: krish35@sancharnet.in. Key words: La-based cuprates superconductors; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; local lattice instability; polarons and electron phonon interactions. 78.70.Dm; 74.72.Dn; 71.38.+I.

V. Garnier, S. Marinel, and G. Desgardin, “Critical current density dependence of bulk textured Bi-2223 on thermal treatments and cold intermediate pressing.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Laboratoire CRISMAT, ESCTM UMR CNRS-ISMRA 6508, 6 Boul. du Marechal Juin, 14000 Caen Cedex, France; tel. 33 2 31 45 29 15; fax 33 2 31 95 16 00; e-mail vincent.garnier@ismra.fr. Key words: Bi-2223, bulk, sinter-forging, critical current. 74.60.Jg 68.55.Jk 81.20.Ev.

Yu. A. Genenko, “Critical current of a magnetically shielded Josephson junction.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut fur Materialwissenschaft, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Petersenstrasse 23, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany; fax 49 6151 166038; e-mail yugenen@hrz2.hrz.tu-darmstadt.de. Key words: Josephson junction, magnetic shielding, critical current, Meissner state.

F. Giazotto, F. Taddei, R. Fazio, and F. Beltram, “Ultra-efficient Cooling in Ferromagnet-Superconductor Microrefrigerators.” Submitted to Applied Physics Letters. E-mail giazotto@cmp.sns.it; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203355.

F. Giovannelli, S. Marinel, I. Monot-Laffez, and G. Desgardin, “Growth and properties of (NEG)Ba2Cu3O7-d processed under air.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact S. Marinel, CRISMAT Laboratory, UMR CNRS 6508 ISMRA, 6 Blvd. Marechal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex, France; tel. 33 02 31 452915; fax 33 02 31 951600; e-mail marinel@ismra.fr. Key words: NEG123, critical current density.

Paul Goddard, Stanley W. Tozer, John Singleton, Arzhang Ardavan, Adam Abate, and Mohamedally Kurmoo, “Superconductivity, incoherence and Anderson localization in the crystalline organic conductor (BEDT-TTF)3Cl2.2H2O at high pressures.” E-mail p.goddard1@physics.ox.ac.uk; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203357.

A. Godeke, O. A. Shevchenko, J. J. Rabbers, B. ten Haken, C. J. G. Spoorenberg, P. Klein Schiphorst, G. C. Damstra, and H. H.J. ten Kate, “Performance test results of a low-loss 1 MVA BSCCO resonator coil system.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Applied Physics, Low Temperature Division, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; fax 31 53 4891099; e-mail a.godeke@tn.utwente.nl. Key words: transformer, resonator, superconducting, BSCCO.

A. Godeke, B. ten Haken, and H. H. J. ten Kate, “The deviatoric strain description of the critical properties of Nb3Sn conductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Low Temperature Division, Department of Applied Physics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands; fax 31 53 4891099; e-mail a.godeke@tn.utwente.nl. Key words: Nb3Sn, deviatoric, strain, description, critical, current, deformation.

Edward Goldobin, Boris A. Malomed, and Alexey V. Ustinov, “Progressive motion of an ac-driven kink in an annular damped system.” 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/cond-mat/0203058.

F. Gomory and J. Souc, “Behavior of Bi-2223/Ag multifilamentary tapes at AC current overload.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institute of Electrical Engineering, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, 842 39 Bratislava, Slovakia; tel. 421 2 5477 5820; fax 421 2 5477 5816; e-mail elekgomo@savba.sk. Key words: high-Tc tapes, AC losses, overload conditions.

M. T. Gonzalez, S. Vidal, J. Vina, M. R. Osorio, J. Maza, and F. Vidal, “Electric field versus current density curves in melt-textured samples of YBa2Cu3O7-d under currents well above the critical current.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Laboratorio de Baixas Temperaturas e Superconductividade, Dipartimento de Fisica da Materia Condensada, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E15782, Spain; fmteresa@usc.es. Key words: YBCO, melt-texturing process, transport properties, critical currents.

S. R. Granade, M. E. Gehm, K. M. O'Hara, and J. E. Thomas, “All-Optical Production of a Degenerate Fermi Gas.” To be published in Phys. Rev. Lett. K. M. O'Hara’s e-mail kohara@phy.duke.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0111344.

X. Granados, J. Pallares, S. Sena, J. A. Blanco, J. Lopez, R. Bosch, and X. Obradors, “Ironless armature for high speed HTS disk shaped rotor is self levitating configuration.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain; e-mail grandados@icmab.es.

M.Granath and S.Ostlund, “Superconductivity in hole-doped C60 from electronic correlations.” E-mail mgranath@fy.chalmers.se; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203324.

James R. Groves, Paul N. Arendt, Stephen R. Foltyn, Quanxi Jia, Terry G. Holesinger, Harriet Kung, Raymond F. DePaula, Paul C. Dowden, Eric J. Peterson, Liliana Stan, and Luke A. Emmert, “Recent progress in continuously processed IBAD MgO template meters for HTS applications.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Material Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, Mailstop K763 Los Alamos, NM 87545; tel. 505 665 9699; fax 505 665 3164; e-mail jgroves@lanl.gov. Key words: YBCO coated conductor, ion beam assisted deposition, reflected high-energy electron diffraction, biaxial texture, magnesium oxide. 81.15.Jj; 61:10.-i; 61:14.Hg; 74.80.Dm.

S. A. Gudoshnikov, B. Ya. Liubimov, Yu. V. Deryuzhkina, L. V. Matveets, O. V. Snigirev, A. S. Kalabukhov, M. L. Ranchinski, F. Schmidl, and P. Seidel, “HTS scanning SQUID microscope with high spatial resolution for room temperature samples.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences, (IZMIRAN), 142190 Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia; fax 7 95 334 2401; e-mail gudosh@izmiran.rssi.ru. Key words: HTS SQUID, scanning SQUID microscope.

S. A. Gudoshnikov, B. Ya. Liubimov, L. V. Matveets, O. V. Snigirev, A. G. Maresov, A. F. Prokoshin, V. T. Borisov, and N. A. Usov, “Study of amorphous ferromagnetic microwires using a scanning SQUID microscope.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Contact O. V. Snigirev, Department of Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899 GSP, Russia; fax 7 095 939 3000; e-mail osnyg@cryo.phys.msu.su. Key words: amorphous ferromagnetic wire, domain structure, scanning SQUID microscope.

H. Guillou, J. Chaussy, M. Charalambous, and M. Pissas, “Electrical characterization of YBCO single crystal surfaces oriented in any crystallographic direction.” E-mail herve.guillou@ujf-grenoble.fr; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203525.

Dong-Woo Ha, Nam-Jin Lee, Sang-Soo Oh, Hong-Soo Ha, Eon-Yong Lee, Young-Kil Kwon, and Kang-Sik Ryu, “Influence of Ge addition on Nb3Sn layer growth and electromagnetic properties in internal tin processed wires.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, P.O. Box 20, Changwon 641-120, South Korea; fax 82 55 280 1696; e-mail dwha@keri.re.kr. Key words: Nb3Sn, internal tin process, AC loss, abnormal grain growth, superconducting wire.

Hong-Soo Ha, Sang-Soo Oh, Dong-Woo Ha, Kyu-Jeong Song, Young-Kil Kwon, and Kang-Sik Ryu, “Bubbling in the fabrication of Bi-2223/Ag wires using PIT process.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, P.O. Box 20, 641-120 Changwon, South Korea; fax 82 55 280 1696; e-mail hsha@keri.re.kr. Key words: Bi-2223/Ag HTS tape, bubbling, critical current (Ic), heat-treatment.

Y. H. Han, J.-S. Lee, T.-H. Sung, S.-C. Han, Y.-C. Kim, and S.-J. Kim, “Design a hybrid high Tc superconductor bearings for flywheel energy storage system.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Power System Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation, 103-16 Munji, Yusung, Daejon, South Korea; tel. 82 42 865 5976; fax 82 42 865 5804; e-mail yhhan@kepri.re.kr. Key words: Y123 superconductor, levitation, flywheel, bearing, magnetic, hybrid.

N. Harima, A. Fujimori, T. Sugaya, and I. Terasaki, “Chemical potential shift in lightly-doped to overdoped Bi2Sr2Ca{1-x}{\it R}{x}Cu2O{8+y} ({\it R} = Pr, Er).” A. Fujimori’s e-mail fujimori@wyvern.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203154.

C. Harnois, X. Chaud, I. Laffez, and G. Desgardin, “Joining of YBCO textured domains: a comparison between the multi-seeding and the welding techniques.” To be published in Physica C (in press). CRISMAT-ISMRA Laboratory, 6 Bd du Marechal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex 09, France.

Mohamed K. Hassan and Rafael Navarro, “Variation of mechanical properties of the metallic sheath in composite Ag/BSCCO tapes during plastic conformation.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Centro Politecnico Superior, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Maria de Luna 3, 50015 Zaragoza, Spain; fax 34 976 761957; e-mail mkorrany@posta.unizar.es. Key words: BSCCO, powder in tube processing, mechanical properties.

Y. Hatsukade, N. Kasai, M. Kurosawa, R. Kawai, H. Takashima, F. Kojima, and A. Ishiyama, “Detection of internal cracks and delamination in carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics using SQUID-NDI system.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Nanoelectronics Research Institute, AIST, Tsukuba Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; fax 81 298 61 5530; e-mail hatsu@mn.waseda.ac.jp. Key words: carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, deep-lying defect, skin effect, SQUID-NDI.

M. Haverkamp, B. ten Haken, L. Bottura, and H. H. J. ten Kate, “Penetration of an external field change with arbitrary angle into a saturated superconducting filament.” To be published in Physica C (in press). CERN, Division LHC, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland; fax 31 53 489 1099; e-mail markus.haverkamp@cern.ch. Key words: filament, magnetization, penetration, superconductor.

M. Hayashi and H. Ebisawa, “Superconductivity Induced by the Proximity Effect of Singlet Resonating Valence Bond Order in High-Tc Superconductors.” E-mail hayashi@cmt.is.tohoku.ac.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203104.

Alois Hiebl, Andreas Heinrich, Kai Numssen, Helmut Kinder, Werner Weck, Anton Muller, and Hermann Scholderle, “Active high power switches based on Y-Ba2-Cu3-O7-d thin films.” To be published in Physica C (in press). TU Munchen, Physik Department E10, James Franck Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany; tel. 49 8928912404; fax 49 8928912414; e-mail ahiebl@ph.tum.de. Key words: YBCO thin films, current limiter, active switch.

A. Houghton, S. Lee, and J. B. Marston, “Violation of the Wiedemann-Franz Law in a Large-N Solution of the t-J Model.” To be submitted to Physical Review B. J. B. Marston’s e-mail marston@physics.brown.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203068. Key words: Wiedemann-Franz Law, Transport, High-Temperature Superconductivity. 71.10.-w, 71.10.Hf, 71.27.+a, 72.10.-d

L. Hua, J. C. Grivel, L. Gottschalck Andersen, T. Tschentscher, W. G. Wang, and J. Bindslev Hansen, “Preparation of (Bi, Pb)-2223/Ag tapes by high temperature sintering and post-annealing process.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Nordic Superconductor Technologies A/S, Blokken 84, DK-3460 Birkerod, Denmark; fax 45 4348 2501; e-mail l.hua@nst.com. Key words: (Bi, Pb)-2223/Ag tape, critical current density, texture.

****M. Iavarone, G. Karapetrov, A. E. Koshelev, W. K. Kwok, G. W. Crabtree, and D. G. Hinks, “Two-Band Superconductivity in MgB2.” G. Karapetrov’s e-mail goran@anl.gov; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203329.

T. Ichikawa, H. Nakane, S. Yamazaki, T. Sato, and S. Yoshizawa, “An analysis of the properties of a Bi-2223/Ag multi-layered plate samples measured by the SRPM method.” To be published in Physica C (in press). Department of Electrical Engineering, Kogakuin University, Sinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-8677, Japan; fax 81 3 3348 3348; e-mail cm00004@ccs.kogakuin.ac.jp. Key words: Bi-2223/Ag multi-layered bulk, simultaneous resistivity and magnetic penetration depth measurement method, bifilarly-wound coil, equivalent circuit.

****T. V. Ignatova, G. A. Zvyagina, I. G. Kolobov, E. A. Masalitin, V. D. Fil', Yu. V. Paderno, A. N. Bykov, V. N. Paderno, and V. I. Lyashenko, “MgB2: synthesis, sound velocity, and dynamics of the vortex phase.” Low Temp. Rhys., 2002, v. 28, N3. Preprint available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203126.

K. Iida, J. Yoshioka, and M. Murakami, “Superconducting properties of Nd-Ba-Cu-O fabricated in air.” To be published in Physica C (in press). International Superconductivity Technology Center, Superconductivity Research Laboratory, Division III, 3-35-2 Iioka-Shinden, Morioka, Iwate 020-0852, Japan; tel. 81 19 635 9015; fax 81 19 635 9017; e-mail iida@istec.or.jp. Key words: Nd-Ba-Cu-O, melt process, superconducting properties, substitution.

Yasuo Iijima, Akihiro Kikuchi, and Kiyoshi Inoue, “Cu-additional effects on RHQ-processed Nb3Al multifilamentary superconductors.” To be published in Physica C (in press). National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan; fax 81 298 59 2601; e-mail iijima.yasuo@nims.go.jp. Key words: Nb3Al, Cu-addition, rapid-heating/quenching, multifilamentary conductor.

Ryusuke Ikeda, “Strong Quantum Superconducting Fluctuation in Underdoped High Tc Cuprates.” E-mail ryusuke@scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203221.

Atif Imtiaz and Steven M. Anlage, “A Novel Microwave Frequency Scanning Capacitance Microscope.” E-mail aimtiaz@squid.umd.edu; preprint also available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0203540.