''Superconductor Science and Technology'' is a

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covering research on all aspects of

superconductivity Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in certain materials where electrical resistance vanishes and magnetic flux fields are expelled from the material. Any material exhibiting these properties is a superconductor. Unlike ...

, including theories on superconductivity, the basic

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of superconductors, the relation of

microstructure Microstructure is the very small scale structure of a material, defined as the structure of a prepared surface of material as revealed by an optical microscope above 25× magnification. The microstructure of a material (such as metals, polymers ...

and growth to superconducting properties, the theory of novel devices, and the fabrication and properties of thin films and devices. The

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is Cathy P Foley (CSIRO). It was established in 1988 and it is published by

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has an

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of 3.219 for 2020.

Article types

The journal publishes articles in the following categories: * Papers: regular articles reporting original research in superconductivity and its application without formal length restrictions * Letters: short articles reporting very substantial new advances and no longer than 5 journal pages or 4500 words including figures * Topical reviews: review papers commissioned by the editors

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External links

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