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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1999
Qi Li, Waltham, MA (US);
Eric R. Podtburg, Natick, MA (US);
Patrick John Walsh, Newton, MA (US);
William L. Carter, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Gilbert N. Riley, Jr., Marlborough, MA (US);
Martin W. Rupich, Framingham, MA (US);
Elliott Thompson, Coventry, RI (US);
Alexander Otto, Chelmsford, MA (US);
American Superconductor Corporation, Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A novel process of the production and processing of high quality, high T,(Bi,Pb)SCCO superconductors starts with fabrication of a precursor article including selected intermediate phases with desired chemical and structural properties. The precursor fabrication includes introducing the reacted mixture having a dominant amount of the tetragonal BSCCO phase into a metal sheath, and sealing the reacted mixture within said sheath, heating the mixture at a second selected processing temperature in an inert atmosphere with a second selected oxygen partial pressure for a second selected time period, the second processing temperature and the second oxygen partial pressure being cooperatively selected to form a dominant amount of an orthorhombic BSCCO phase in the reacted mixture. The sealed sheath is deformed to form an elongated precursor article of a desired texture; and thereafter heated at a third selected processing temperature in an inert atmosphere with a third selected oxygen partial pressure for a third selected time period. The third processing temperature and third oxygen partial pressure are cooperatively selected to convert at least a portion of the orthorhombic BSCCO phase to the final superconducting BSCCO material.