High-density Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor prepared by rapid thermal melt processing

B. Moon, B. Lalevic, B. H. Kear, L. E. McCandlish, A. Safari, M. Meskoob

Applied Physics Letters · 1989 · 11 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

A high quality, dense Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor has been successfully synthesized by rapid thermal melt processing. Conventionally sintered pellets were melted at 1200 °C, cooled rapidly, and then annealed. As-melted samples exhibited semiconductor behavior, which upon annealing became superconducting at 115 K [Tc(zero)=105 K]. A detailed study of various processing techniques has been carried out.

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