Abstract:
A superconducting film is disclosed which has the following composition:(Nd, Ba).sub.3 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7-dwhere d is a number greater than 0 but smaller than 0.5. The superconducting film has the same crystal structure as that of YBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7 except that part of the Nd sites and/or part of the Ba sites are occupied by Ba and Nd atoms, respectively.
Abstract translation:公开了具有以下组成的超导膜:(Nd,Ba)3Cu 3 O 7 - 其中d是大于0但小于0.5的数。 超导薄膜具有与YBa2Cu3O7相同的晶体结构,不同之处在于部分Nd位置和/或部分Ba位置被Ba和Nd原子所占据。
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for fabricating single crystals of superconducting ceramics are described. A powdered row oxide mixture is placed and molten in a melting pot. The surface of the molten mixture is approximately at the freezing point of the mixture. From the surface, a single crystal is pulled in accordance with the known pulling crystal technique. The pulled mixture is subjected to a magnetic field normal to the pulling direction. By virtue of the magnetic field, single crystal superconducing oxide ceramics can be obtained without twin crystals.
Abstract:
A superconducting oxide thin film device is composed of a LaAlO.sub.3 substrate and a YBCO thin film with a BaCeO.sub.3 buffer layer disposed between the two. The adhesion between the film and the substrate is increased by the presence of the buffer layer. The buffer layer also inhibits peeling of the film from the substrate and diffusion of Ba from the film into the substrate.
Abstract:
A composite material is disclosed which includes a substrate, an oriented film provided on a surface of the substrate and formed of a crystal of a Y123 metal oxide of the formula LnBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.y wherein Ln stands for Y or an element belonging to the lanthanoid and y is a number of 6-7, and a layer of a Y123 metal oxide of the formula LnBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.y wherein Ln stands for Y or an element belonging to the lanthanoid and y is a number of 6-7 formed on the oriented film.
Abstract:
A method of growing an epitaxial like, single crystal, superconducting film by promoting the epitaxial-like growth of film from a single nucleation site in deference to substantially all other nucleation sites on the substrate. The present invention contemplates the use of a mask to systematically expose sections of the substrate to the deposition apparatus. This mask may include an adjustable or fixed aperture and is manipulated as herein described to systematically expose areas of the substrate to the deposition apparatus.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a process of forming multilayered thallium-containing superconducting composites, wherein a first thallium-containing superconducting layer, an intermediate thallium-containing oxide layer and a second thallium-containing superconducting layer are successively deposited on a substrate by a vapor phase process by controlling the heating temperature, pressure of oxidizing gas and thallium vapor pressure during post-deposition annealing of the superconducting films.
Abstract:
A method of preparing single crystals. The method of preparation involves preparing precursor materials of a particular composition, heating the precursor material to achieve a peritectic mixture of peritectic liquid and crystals, cooling the peritectic mixture to quench directly the mixture on a porous, wettable inert substrate to wick off the peritectic liquid, leaving single crystals on the porous substrate. Alternatively, the peritectic mixture can be cooled to a solid mass and reheated on a porous, inert substrate to melt the matrix of peritectic fluid while leaving the crystals unmelted, allowing the wicking away of the peritectic liquid.
Abstract:
A multiform crystal 10 suitable for laser applications is described. The multiform crystal 10 comprises at least two single crystal segments 12 fused together with a joint 14 therebetween, the joint being substantially optically transparent to light propagating through the crystal 10. The multiform crystal 10 is formed by polishing two single crystal segments 12 to form at least one optically flat face on each segment. The polished faces are cleaned and contacted against one another to form a joint 14 between the crystal segments 12. Substantially all the oxygen in the joint 14 is removed. The joint 14 is maintained at a sufficiently high temperature and pressure to join the segments together at the joint forming the substantially optically transparent joint 14. Mounting fixtures suitable for holding the crystal segments 12 firmly against one another in a furnace, without causing undesirable thermal expansive forces to be exerted on the segments 12, are also described. The temperature cycle used to fuse crystal segments can also be used to heat treat laser single crystals to remove substantially all the contaminants and lattice defects in the crystal, providing higher light amplification properties in the crystal.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a new type NLO crystal Strontium Beryllatoborate (Chemical formula Sr.sub.2 Be.sub.2 B.sub.2 O.sub.7, abbr. SBBO). The SBBO compound is synthesized by chemical reaction of solid state in high temperature sintering, Its chemical reaction equation is:2SrCO.sub.3 +2BeO+2H.sub.3 BO.sub.3 .fwdarw.Sr.sub.2 Be.sub.2 B.sub.2 O.sub.7 +2CO.sub.2 +3H.sub.2 OA flux method is applied to the growth of single crystal of Strontium Beryllatoborate, in which SrB.sub.2 O.sub.4, NaF and other fluorides were used as flux solvents. The result of measurement indicated that this compound has following structural and physical characteristics: space group: P6.sub.3 (C.sub.6.sup.6) point group: C .sub.6, unit cell: a=4.663(3) .ANG., c=15.311(7) .ANG.,z=2, V=283.3(.ANG.).sup.3. SBBO belongs to crystal of negative optical axis, its harmonic generation devices, optical parameter and amplifier devices and optic-wave guide devices in UV region will win wide application, the coherent light of wave length shorter than 200 nm can be produced through direct frequency-multiplication.
Abstract:
Doped crystalline compositions (e.g., single domain crystals) of MTiOAsO.sub.4 (wherein M is K, Rb and/or Cs) are disclosed which contain at least about 10 ppm total of Fe, Sc and/or In dopant. Also disclosed is a flux process which is characterized by adding said dopant to a melt containing the components for forming MTiOAsO.sub.4, in an amount effective to provide a doped single domain crystal of MTiOAsO.sub.4 containing at least 10 ppm of said dopant.