• Ceramic and High Temperature Superconductor processing and characterization.
• Thick film processing and characterization.

Publications

• P.V.P.S.S. Sastry, K.M. Amm, D.C. Knoll, S.C. Peterson, and J. Schwartz, "Synthesis and processing of doped Hg₁Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O_y Superconductors," Advances in Cryogenic Engineering-materials, Vol 44 (in press).

• S.A. Lewis, S.C. Peterson"The Effect of Mercury Additions on the Temperature-Dependent Resistivity of Silver," Journal of the Florida A & M University McNair Program, Vol 9 (in press).

• K.M. Amm, P.V.P.S.S. Sastry, D.C. Knoll, S.C. Peterson, and J. Schwartz, "The Influence of Metallic Interfaces on the Properties of (Hg,Bi)Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O_y Superconductors," Supercond. Sci. Technol., 11 793-799 (1998).

• P.V.P.S.S. Sastry, K.M. Amm, D.C. Knoll, S.C. Peterson, and J. Schwartz, "Synthesis and processing of Bi-doped Hg₁Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O_y Superconductors," Physica C, 300 125-140 (1998).

• P.V.P.S.S. Sastry, K.M. Amm, D.C. Knoll, S.C. Peterson, and J. Schwartz, "Synthesis and processing of (Hg,Pb)₁Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O_y Superconductors," Physica C, 297 223-231 (1998).

• P.V.P.S.S. Sastry, K.M. Amm, D.C. Knoll, S.C. Peterson, Ch. Wolters, and J. Schwartz, "Synthesis of (Hg,X)Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O_x Superconductors," Journal of Superconductivity, 11 49-52 (1998).

• K.M. Amm, P.V.P.S.S. Sastry, D.C. Knoll, S.C. Peterson and J. Schwartz, "Effects of a Au interface on (HgBi)Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O_x superconductor," Journal of Superconductivity, 11 75-76 (1998).

• T.A. Moore and S.C. Peterson, "Composite Powder Method to Investigate Interfacial Reactions Between Hg_0.8Bi_0.2Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O₈ and Silver and Alumina Substrates," Journal of the Florida A & M University McNair Program, Vol 8 22-24 (1997).

• Ch. Wolters, K.M. Amm, D.C. Knoll, S.C. Peterson, and J. Schwartz, "Synthesis of Hg-Re-Ba-Ca-Cu-O Superconductors by a Two-Step Method," IEEE Trans. on Appl. Superconductivity, 7 [2] 1977-1980 (1997).

• K.M. Amm, Ch. Wolters, D.C. Knoll, S.C. Peterson, and J. Schwartz, "Growth of Hg_0.9Re_0.1Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O_8+x on a Metallic Substrate," IEEE Trans. on Appl. Superconductivity, 7 [2] 1973-1976 (1997).

• M.J. Cima, J.S. Schneider, S.C. Peterson, and W. Coblenz, "Reaction of Ba₂YCu₃O_6.9 Films with Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Substrates," Appl. Phys. Lett., 53 [8] 710-712 (1988).

• S.C. Peterson and M.J. Cima, "Magnetic Inducement of Texture in Ba₂YCu₃O_6.9 Particle Assemblies under Cryogenic Conditions," J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 71 [11] C458-C459 (1988).

• M.F. Ng, S.C. Peterson, and M.J. Cima, "Recrystallization of Non-Vacuum Derived Ba₂YCu₃O_7-d Films," in High Temperature Superconductors: Fundamental Properties and Novel Materials Processing, edited by J. Narayan, C.W. Chu, L.F. Schneemeyer, and D.K. Christen, (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 169, Pittsburgh, PA, 1990).

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