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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1991
Sungho Jin, Millington, NJ (US);
Thomas H Tiefel, North Plainfield, NJ (US);
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of making a ribbon-like or sheet-like superconducting composite body is disclosed. The method is well suited for making long lengths (e.g.,>100m) of ribboon or large areas (e.g.,>100cm.sup.2) of sheet-like composite. The method comprises forming a Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-oxide-containing layer on a metal (exemplarily Ag) substrate, and mechanically deforming (typically by rolling) the thus formed composite such that the oxide is densified to more than 80% of the theoretical density. Subsequently the oxide layer is at least partially melted and allowed to re-solidify such that a large portion of the oxide crystals has c-axis alignment. After appropriate heat treatment in an O.sub.2 -containing atmosphere, thus produced superconductor ribbons or sheets can have high J.sub.c).gtoreq.10.sup.4, frequently >10.sup.5 A/cm.sup.2) for temperatures less than about 20K and in magnetic fields less than about 5T.