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Title: Calcination and solid state reaction of ceramic-forming components to provide single-phase superconducting materials having fine particle size

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OSTI ID:868161

An improved method for the preparation of single phase, fine grained ceramic materials from precursor powder mixtures where at least one of the components of the mixture is an alkali earth carbonate. The process consists of heating the precursor powders in a partial vacuum under flowing oxygen and under conditions where the partial pressure of CO.sub.2 evolved during the calcination is kept to a very low level relative to the oxygen. The process has been found particularly suitable for the preparation of high temperature copper oxide superconducting materials such as YBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.x "123" and YBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.4 O.sub.8 "124".

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 5086034
OSTI ID:
868161
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Calcination of YBa2Cu3O7−x powder journal November 1988
Synthesis of Superconductive Oxides by Vacuum Calcination Method journal June 1988