Zone melting has been used to produce texture in bulk YBa2Cu3O6+x. By controlling the directional solidification of the molten zone, oriented structures are produced that consist of domains of aligned grains, with some misalignment between domains. Scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy show a high degree of texture produced by this technique. Magnetization measurements show a large increase in hysteresis at 77 K compared to unaligned polycrystalline YBa2Cu3O6+x. The use of BaCuO2 as a solvent to aid the texturing process is discussed.
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