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Title: Method of producing Pb-stabilized superconductor precursors and method of producing superconductor articles therefrom

Abstract

Metal oxide superconductor powder precursors are prepared in an aerosol pyrolysis process. A solution of the metal cations is introduced into a furnace at 600.degree.-1000.degree. C. for 0.1 to 60 seconds. The process produces micron to submicron size powders without the usual loss of the lead stabilizer. The resulting powders have a narrow particle size distribution, a small grain size, and are readily converted to a superconducting composition upon subsequent heat treatment. The precursors are placed in a metal body deformed to form a wire or tape and heated to form a superconducting article. The fine powders permit a substantial reduction in heat treatment time, thus enabling a continuous processing of the powders into superconducting wire, tape or multifilamentary articles by the powder-in-tube process.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Knoxville, TN
  2. Oak Ridge, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869778
Patent Number(s):
5395821
Assignee:
Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; producing; pb-stabilized; superconductor; precursors; articles; therefrom; metal; oxide; powder; prepared; aerosol; pyrolysis; process; solution; cations; introduced; furnace; 600; degree; -1000; 60; produces; micron; submicron; size; powders; loss; lead; stabilizer; resulting; narrow; particle; distribution; grain; readily; converted; superconducting; composition; subsequent; heat; treatment; placed; deformed; form; wire; tape; heated; article; fine; permit; substantial; reduction; time; enabling; continuous; processing; multifilamentary; powder-in-tube; subsequent heat; articles therefrom; continuous processing; submicron size; pyrolysis process; superconductor precursor; metal cations; size distribution; metal oxide; particle size; grain size; heat treatment; superconducting wire; continuous process; process produces; oxide superconductor; substantial reduction; fine powder; readily converted; superconductor powder; superconducting article; micron size; fine powders; metal cation; powder precursors; powder precursor; conducting wire; /505/252/423/

Citation Formats

Kroeger, Donald M, Hsu, Huey S, and Brynestad, Jorulf. Method of producing Pb-stabilized superconductor precursors and method of producing superconductor articles therefrom. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Kroeger, Donald M, Hsu, Huey S, & Brynestad, Jorulf. Method of producing Pb-stabilized superconductor precursors and method of producing superconductor articles therefrom. United States.
Kroeger, Donald M, Hsu, Huey S, and Brynestad, Jorulf. Sun . "Method of producing Pb-stabilized superconductor precursors and method of producing superconductor articles therefrom". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869778.
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abstractNote = {Metal oxide superconductor powder precursors are prepared in an aerosol pyrolysis process. A solution of the metal cations is introduced into a furnace at 600.degree.-1000.degree. C. for 0.1 to 60 seconds. The process produces micron to submicron size powders without the usual loss of the lead stabilizer. The resulting powders have a narrow particle size distribution, a small grain size, and are readily converted to a superconducting composition upon subsequent heat treatment. The precursors are placed in a metal body deformed to form a wire or tape and heated to form a superconducting article. The fine powders permit a substantial reduction in heat treatment time, thus enabling a continuous processing of the powders into superconducting wire, tape or multifilamentary articles by the powder-in-tube process.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
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Stabilisation of 110 K superconducting phase in BiSrCaCuO Pb substitution
journal, January 1989


Single High- T c Phase Region of the Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System
journal, July 1989


Direct Preparation of Fine Powders of the 80 K Superconducting Phase in the Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O System by Spray Pyrolysis
journal, July 1989


Preparation of the High- T c Phase of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductor
journal, August 1988


Composition Dependence on the Superconducting Properties of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O
journal, February 1989