Oxide superconductor comprising Cu, Bi, Ca and Sr
US5340796A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S505/782
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Novel superconductive oxides are disclosed. The oxides all have layered perovskite-like crystal structure and manifest superconductivity above about 77K. An exemplary material has composition Bi.sub.2.2 Sr.sub.2 Ca.sub.0.8 Cu.sub.2 O.sub.8. Other materials are described by the nominal formula X.sub.2+x M.sub.n-x Cu.sub.n-1 O.sub.2+2n+x/2.+-..delta., where X typically is Bi, or Bi together with Pb or other appropriate substituent, M is one or more divalent ion or mixture of monovalent and trivalent ion, n is an integer greater than 3, x=p/q, where p and q are integers and p<q, and .delta. is less than 0.5. Associated with the inventive compounds typically is a superlattice structure, with T.sub.c of the compound typically being correlated with the superlattice spacing. The inventive compounds are typically relatively ductile.
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