Abstract:
An epitaxial article and method for forming the same includes a substrate having a textured surface, and an electrochemically deposited substantially single orientation epitaxial layer disposed on and in contact with the textured surface. The epitaxial article can include an electromagnetically active layer and an epitaxial buffer layer. The electromagnetically active layer and epitaxial buffer layer can also be deposited electrochemically.
Abstract:
A method for producing a high-Tc superconductor having a strip shape and having at least one superconductive conductor core by forming a conductor initial product and annealing. The forming is in this case intended to include at least two flattening steps. A flattening step which follows a preceding flattening step is intended to result in the percentage thickness reduction in the cross section of the at least one conductor core being greater than that from the preceding flattening step. The strip conductor produced in this way advantageously has a plurality of conductor cores that are embedded in a Ag material and are composed of a bi-cuprate.
Abstract:
A polycrystalline silver member is stuck on a given long member made of Hastelloy material or stainless steel material, to make a long base material. Then, an yttrium-based high temperature superconducting film is fabricated in the long base material by a CVD method with applying a magnetic field of preferable 2T or over. Thereby, an yttrium-based high temperature superconducting tape can be provided which can maintain the superconductivity under a higher magnetic field environment.
Abstract:
An oxide superconducting wire includes oxide superconducting filaments 1, a matrix 2, a covering layer 3, and an insulating layer 4. The matrix 2 is placed so as to enclose the oxide superconducting filaments 1 and is made of silver. The covering layer 3 is placed so as to enclose the matrix 2, contains silver and manganese, and has a thickness of 10 &mgr;m to 50 &mgr;m. The insulating layer 4 is placed so as to enclose the covering layer 3.
Abstract:
A process of preparing superconducting magnesium diboride powder by heating an admixture of solid magnesium and amorphous boron powder or pellet under an inert atmosphere in a Mg:B ratio of greater than about 0.6:1 at temperatures and for time sufficient to form said superconducting magnesium diboride. The process can further include exposure to residual oxygen at high synthesis temperatures followed by slow cooling. In the cooling process oxygen atoms dissolved into MgB2 segregated to form nanometer-sized coherent Mg(B,O) precipitates in the MgB2 matrix, which can act as flux pinning centers.
Abstract:
A process for producing a multifilamentary conductive tape of the type including a plurality of layers of a high-temperature superconducting material, incorporated in a mutually spaced relationship within a metal matrix, includes the steps of: a) submitting to plastic deformation individual metal tubes including a precursor of a superconducting material, so as to obtain a plurality of elementary tapes structurally independent from one another; b) coupling the tapes so obtained by means of a heat treatment at a temperature and for a time sufficient to establish a stable mutual connection between said tapes. The multifilamentary tape so obtained or possibly the independent tapes, are then subjected to at least one sintering step, which may be followed by one or more cycles of plastic deformation and sintering. Advantageously, the process of the invention allows to increase the fill factor of the tape, with a corresponding increase in the critical current in superconductivity conditions.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a process for producing optimized melt-textured volume samples based on the high temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 (YBCO) for use in contact-free self-stabilizing magnetic bearings. The object of the invention is to provide a process by which structured high-temperature superconductive materials of the initially mentioned composition can be mass-produced economically in an automated process while maintaining a high degree of dimensional accuracy.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a product having a substrate of a partially stabilized zirconium oxide and a buffer layer of a fully stabilized zirconium oxide. In this case, the substrate is untextured and the buffer layer is biaxially textured and joined to the substrate via an interlayer which consists is made of a material that is different than zirconium oxide but is compatible with the latter. This product is in particular produced with ion beam-assisted deposition of the buffer layer. It is suitable in particular as a support for a functional layer of a ceramic superconductor, e.g. for use as a superconducting current limiter.
Abstract:
A method is described to prepare a highly textured oxide superconductor article in a single deformation-sinter process. A precursor article including a plurality of filaments comprising a precursor oxide having a dominant amount of a tetragonal BSCCO 2212 phase and a constraining member substantially surrounding each of the filaments is provided. Each of the filaments extends along the length of the article. The oxide article is subjected to a heat treatment at an oxygen partial pressure and temperature selected to convert a tetragonal BSCCO 2212 oxide into an orthorhombic BSCCO 2212 oxide and, thereafter, roll worked in a high reduction draft in a range of about 40% to 95% in thickness so that the filaments have a constraining dimension is substantially equivalent to a longest dimension of the oxide superconductor grains. The rolled article is sintered to obtain a BSCCO 2223 oxide superconductor.
Abstract:
Methods for producing biaxially aligned superconducting ceramics are disclosed. The methods include fabricating a composite precursor formed of substantially planar filaments of a superconductor precursor surrounded by a matrix, and thermomechanically processing the precursor to texture at least the interfacial layers with the matrix without converting appreciable amounts of the composite precursor to the superconducting oxide to form a preliminary filament material. The method also includes reaction texturing the preliminary filament material to form and texture a superconducting oxide. Reaction texture involves first heating at relatively low oxygen pressure, then heating at higher oxygen pressure.