Superconducting thin film with fullerenes and method of making
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsWalter Eidelloth, deceased, James T. Busch, heir, Richard J. Gambino, Rodney Ruoff, Claudia D. Tesche
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Abstract
A method of producing a new high Tc superconducting material using fullerene molecules as artificial pinning sites for any magnetic flux that may enter the material.
Claims3
An improved high temperature superconductor comprising a matrix of a cuprate high temperature superconductor in which is dispersed isolated molecules of one or more of the fullerene compounds, where the volume fraction occupied by the fullerene molecules is at least in an amount sufficient to increase the critical current density of said cuprate high temperature superconductor less than 25%.
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