Accepted Manuscript Effect of Ag addition on the microstructures and superconducting properties of bulk YBCO fabricated by Directionally Solidified Preform Optimized Infiltra‐ tion Growth Process N. Devendra Kumar, P. Missak Swarup Raju, S. Pavan Kumar Naik, T. Rajasekharan, V. Seshubai PII: S0921-4534(13)00328-6 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2013.06.013 Reference: PHYSC 1252458 To appear in: Physica C Received Date: 28 February 2013 Revised Date: 30 May 2013 Accepted Date: 3 June 2013 Please cite this article as: N. Devendra Kumar, P. Missak Swarup Raju, S. Pavan Kumar Naik, T. Rajasekharan, V. Seshubai, Effect of Ag addition on the microstructures and superconducting properties of bulk YBCO fabricated by Directionally Solidified Preform Optimized Infiltration Growth Process, Physica C (2013), doi: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.physc.2013.06.013 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.