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Elfi Waldschmidt

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Black crystal compositions having the empirical composition Bi.sub.a Sr.sub.b Cu.sub.c O.sub.d are described where a+b+c=1, A=0.36-0.557, b=0.098-0.496, c=0.1-0.4 and d=approximately 1+a/2. These compositions have a superconducting transition temperature T.sub.c for superconductivity of greater than 20 K and contain a principal phase which crystallizes in the orthorhombic system. They can be prepared from the mixture of the oxides in the atomic ratio stated by heating to 700.degree.-1000.degree. C.

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