Ceramic/metal and A15/metal superconducting composite materials exploiting the superconducting proximity effect and method of making the same
Abstract
A composite superconducting material made of coated particles of ceramic superconducting material and a metal matrix material. The metal matrix material fills the regions between the coated particles. The coating material is a material that is chemically nonreactive with the ceramic. Preferably, it is silver. The coating serves to chemically insulate the ceramic from the metal matrix material. The metal matrix material is a metal that is susceptible to the superconducting proximity effect. Preferably, it is a NbTi alloy. The metal matrix material is induced to become superconducting by the superconducting proximity effect when the temperature of the material goes below the critical temperature of the ceramic. The material has the improved mechanical properties of the metal matrix material. Preferably, the material consists of approximately 10% NbTi, 90% coated ceramic particles (by volume). Certain aspects of the material and method will depend upon the particular ceramic superconductor employed. An alternative embodiment of the invention utilizes A15 compound superconducting particles in a metal matrix material which is preferably a NbTi alloy.
- Inventors:
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- Manhattan Beach, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872732
- Patent Number(s):
- 5998336
- Assignee:
- Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-86ER45245
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ceramic; metal; a15; superconducting; composite; materials; exploiting; proximity; effect; method; material; coated; particles; matrix; fills; regions; coating; chemically; nonreactive; preferably; silver; serves; insulate; susceptible; nbti; alloy; induced; temperature; below; critical; improved; mechanical; properties; consists; approximately; 10; 90; volume; aspects; depend; particular; superconductor; employed; alternative; embodiment; utilizes; compound; superconducting composite; ceramic superconductor; ceramic superconducting; composite superconducting; material consists; conducting particles; coating material; conducting material; improved mechanical; composite materials; metal matrix; matrix material; ceramic particles; critical temperature; mechanical properties; composite material; superconducting material; alternative embodiment; coated particles; ceramic particle; coated ceramic; composite mat; omposite materials; ceramic superco; /505/29/174/252/428/
Citation Formats
Holcomb, Matthew J. Ceramic/metal and A15/metal superconducting composite materials exploiting the superconducting proximity effect and method of making the same. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Holcomb, Matthew J. Ceramic/metal and A15/metal superconducting composite materials exploiting the superconducting proximity effect and method of making the same. United States.
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title = {Ceramic/metal and A15/metal superconducting composite materials exploiting the superconducting proximity effect and method of making the same},
author = {Holcomb, Matthew J},
abstractNote = {A composite superconducting material made of coated particles of ceramic superconducting material and a metal matrix material. The metal matrix material fills the regions between the coated particles. The coating material is a material that is chemically nonreactive with the ceramic. Preferably, it is silver. The coating serves to chemically insulate the ceramic from the metal matrix material. The metal matrix material is a metal that is susceptible to the superconducting proximity effect. Preferably, it is a NbTi alloy. The metal matrix material is induced to become superconducting by the superconducting proximity effect when the temperature of the material goes below the critical temperature of the ceramic. The material has the improved mechanical properties of the metal matrix material. Preferably, the material consists of approximately 10% NbTi, 90% coated ceramic particles (by volume). Certain aspects of the material and method will depend upon the particular ceramic superconductor employed. An alternative embodiment of the invention utilizes A15 compound superconducting particles in a metal matrix material which is preferably a NbTi alloy.},
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