摘要:
A superconductor comprising a composite oxide of rare earth elements (RE), barium and copper, wherein RE2BaCuO5 phases (211 phases) are finely dispersed in a single crystal REBa2Cu3O7-x phase (123 phase) and the 123 phase is composed of a multiplicity of layers corresponding to the composition of the RE arranged in the order of the 123 phase forming temperature; and a process for producing the superconductor which comprises forming a layer from a powdery mixture of oxides of the RE, barium and copper and also layers from other powdery mixtures of oxides of RE, barium and copper corresponding to other compositions of RE having different 123 phase forming temperatures from that of the abovementioned composition of RE to give a multilayered structure wherein the multiplicity of the layers are laminated in the ascending or descending order of the 123 phase forming temperatures thereof, press forming the laminate into a precursor, placing the precursor on a support material in such a manner that the layer having the highest 123 phase forming temperature among them forms the outermost layer, bringing it into a semi-molten state by heating in a temperature range where solid and liquid are coexistent, and cooling it slowly in the 123 phase forming temperature range, optionally after seeding with seed crystals, to grow 123 phase crystals at a rate of 5 mm/hr or less.
摘要:
Polycrystalline high-Tc superconductors of general formula MmEeROx, composed of essentially crystallographically oriented granules, in which M is at least a trivalent element, such as a lanthanide, E is at least a divalent element, such as an alkaline earth element, R is at least a transition metal, such as Cu, and x is the oxygen content, are prepared by substituting some of the alkaline earth element by a foreign element, preferably an alkaline element, the content of which, after reaction sintering and sintering, will no longer lie in the parts per million to parts per thousand range and which will bring about a change of orientation. The resulting material has a slightly lower E and possibly M content and the same transition temperature, and has a substantially greater stability to external influences than corresponding known materials. A subsequent treatment in a current of air or oxygen is not necessary. Monocrystals of relatively large dimensions can also be prepared in the same way.
摘要:
A strongly-linked polycrystalline oxide superconductor article includes an oxide superconductor selected from the group consisting of 124-type and 247-type oxide superconductors having fine, highly aligned oxide superconductor grains less than 50 νm along a longest dimension. The oxide superconductor article has at least a 25 % retention of critical current density in a 0.1 Tesla field. A method for preparing a strongly-linked oxide superconductor includes shaping a finely divided metallic precursor of an oxide superconductor; oxidizing the finely divided metallic precursor to produce a finely divided sub-oxide species while avoiding conversion of an appreciable amount of the sub-oxide species into the oxide superconductor; annealing and deforming the article, in either order, the annealing carried out at a temperature and for a time sufficient to convert some of the sub-oxide species into fine grains of the oxide superconductor thereby forming a mixture of sub-oxide species and oxide superconductor and the deformation carried out such that the fine grains of oxide superconductor are rotated into alignment parallel to an intended current carrying direction of the article without fracturing or pulverization of the oxide superconductor grains; alternating annealing and deformation of the article until no further improvement in alignment is observed; and subjecting the aligned grains to a final anneal in order to react any remaining sub-oxide species and maximize the growth and sintering of existing aligned grains.
摘要:
A process for the pyrolysis of YBCO powders, characterized by the preparation of a clear aqueous solution containing the ions yttrium, barium and copper, in the final proportions desired for the powder, in the form of complex compounds, preferably citric complex compounds, and in the presence of a detonating system, like for instance a combination of ammonium ions and of nitrate ions. The clear solution is then made to concentrate by means of evaporation, until triggering a violent combustion which is carried out at a high temperature, higher than 250°C and preferably higher than 850°C.
摘要:
L'invention concerne une jonction Josephson, formée d'une barrière (10) non-supraconductrice entre deux films (9 et 11) supraconducteurs, de la famille des (TR) BaCuO (TR = terre rare). Afin de profiter de la plus grande longueur de cohérence des supraconducteurs le long des plans CuO, soit perpendiculairement au grand axe "c" de la maille cristalline, le film supraconducteur (9) est orienté de façon que l'axe "c" soit parallèle au plan de la jonction. Application à l'électronique à jonctions Josephson et aux SQUIDs.
摘要:
The present invention provides an oxide superconductor which has a relatively high transition temperature T c . This superconductor has the chemical formula (R 1-x Ca x )(Ba 1-y Sr y )₂Cu₃O 7-z wherein R is at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Tm, Yb and Lu, x is within the range of 0.1 ≦ x ≦ 0.5, y is within the range of 0.1 ≦ y ≦ 0.4 and z is within the range of 0.05 ≦ z ≦ (x/2 + 0.5). The invention further provides a method for producing the oxide superconductor which comprises firing a composition of the formula (R 1-x Ca x )(Ba 1-y Sr y )₂Cu₃O 7-z wherein R is at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Tm, Yb and Lu, x is within the range of 0.1 ≦ x ≦ 0.5 and y is within the range of 0.1 ≦ y ≦ 0.4 at a temperature of from 750°C to the melting temperature of the composition under an oxygen partial pressure P(O₂) of 0.001 atm ≦ P(O₂) ≦ 0.2 atm and then heat treating the composition to adjust the oxygen loss z to 0.05 ≦ z ≦ (x/2 + 0.5).
摘要:
5n7 A thin film, fluorinated, ceramic defect-oxide type superconducting, epitaxial-like material grown on a non- epitaxial substrate, such as sapphire or stainless steel. The superconducting material is characterized by basal plane alignment of the unit cells thereof even though the substrate does not possess perovskite-type lattice structure. A laser ablation technique is used to evaporate material from a fluorinated pellet of target material to deposit the fluorinated superconducting material on the substrate. The instant invention provides for a low pressure and relatively low temperature method of depositing a superconducting film which is characterized by (1) a minimal number of high angle grain boundaries typically associated with polycrystalline films, and (2) aligned a, b, and c axes of the unit cells thereof so as to provide for enhanced current carrying capacities. Large area, irregularly shaped and rolls of inexpensive substrate material can be uniformly covered by the method described herein.
摘要:
On a mis au point un procédé de production d'oxydes métalliques mélangés uniformes, tels que des mélanges supraconducteurs comprenant Y1Ba2Cu3O7-x, dans lequel lesdits métaux sont précipités sous forme d'oxalates obtenus à partir de solutions des métaux sous forme de sels d'un acide carboxylique dans un alcool.