Mercury-containing copper oxide superconductor and method of producing same
US6606780B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49014
Abstract
A superconductor having at least one Hg—M—Cu—O (M=Ba, Sr and/or Ca) superconducting film provided on a substrate and having a thickness of between 300 å to 950 å. The superconductor may be prepared by forming, on a substrate, a precursor laminate composed of a first, M—Cu—O film and a second, Hg—O film. The precursor laminate film-bearing substrate is placed in a closed vacuum chamber together with a first pellet of HgO, MO and CuO and a second pellet of MO and CuO. The contents in the chamber are heated to form, on the substrate, a superconducting Hg—M—Cu—O film. The thickness of the first M—Cu—O film of the precursor is controlled so that the thickness of the superconducting Hg—M—Cu—O film is in the range of between 300 å to 950 å.
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