YBCO bulk materials were crystallized by a multi-seeded melt growth process. Up to four biaxial oriented Sm-123 seeds were placed on the top of rectangular shaped YBCO bars (up to ). The oriented grown single grains are joined by partially coherent grain boundaries with an improved current transport capability and high levitation forces with overall values of 55-65 N. Segregation of nonsuperconducting rest melt and microcracks limit the current transport across the grain boundary.

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A gradual change of the grain orientation with the substrate temperature (TS) during deposition has been observed for La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 films on Y-stabilized ZrO2(100) substrates. Epitaxial growth has been found around TS≈800 °C. Both the low-field and the high-field magnetoresistance (MR) observed for the ferromagnetic state of these polycrystalline colossal MR manganite films were found to systematically depend on the degree of texture. The experimental results suggest a crucial role of a highly resistive region at the grain boundaries for this MR effect.

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The development of the rolling texture of a low carbon steel was investigated by neutron diffraction calculating three-dimensional orientation distribution functions.