Seed crystals with improved properties for melt processing superconductors for practical applications
A method of fabricating bulk superconducting material is disclosed including RBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} comprising heating compressed powder oxides and/or carbonates of R and Ba and Cu present in mole ratios to form RBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} in physical contact with an oxide single crystal seed to a temperature sufficient to form a liquid phase in the RBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} while maintaining the single crystal seed solid to grow the superconducting material and thereafter cooling to provide a material including RBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}}. R is a rare earth or Y or La and the single crystal seed has a lattice mismatch with RBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} of less than about 2% at the growth temperature. The starting material may be such that the final product contains a minor amount of R{sub 2}BaCuO{sub 5}.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Assignee:
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5,611,854/A/
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-531,399; TRN: 97:006793
- OSTI ID:
- 458588
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 18 Mar 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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