Highly oxidized superconductors
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorDonald E. Morris
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Abstract
Novel superconducting materials in the form of compounds, structures or phases are formed by performing otherwise known syntheses in a highly oxidizing atmosphere rather than that created by molecular oxygen at atmospheric pressure or below. This leads to the successful synthesis of novel superconducting compounds which are thermodynamically stable at the conditions under which they are formed.
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A method for producing an oxide, high temperature superconductor material by a solid state method under production conditions comprising reacting a plurality of starting materials in an oxygen partial pressure exceeding 2 atm., said starting materials consisting essentially of a mixture of compounds which are themselves not high-temperature superconductors which combine to form said high temperature superconductor at said production conditions.
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