Oxide high-critical temperature superconductor acicular crystal and its production method

Abstract

The present invention relates to a defect-free oxide high-critical temperature superconductor acicular crystal, that is, an oxide high-critical temperature superconductor acicular crystal that is substantially a perfect crystal and also relates to a method for producing the same, wherein such a crystal is essential for achieving superconducting electronic devices. The oxide high-critical temperature superconductor acicular crystal of the present invention includes an acicular crystal having a BiSrCaCuO(Bi-2223) crystal structure and is grown from a powder compact by heat-treating the powder compact in an oxygen atmosphere, wherein the powder compact contains an oxide having the Bi-2223 crystal structure and TeO, CaO, or (SrCa)TeO. The achievement of the acicular crystal having the Bi-2223 crystal structure contributes to the development of superconducting electronic devices that have been theoretically proposed but have not been achieved.