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Effect of zinc iodide compound addition on the properties of Nb3Al superconducting wires

Lei Zhang, Yiming Guo, Yong Zhao, Mei Huang, Xuru Duan, Yong Zhang

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 3
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