Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting tool having a substrate base body and a single or multi-layered coating attached thereupon, wherein at least one layer of the coating is a metal oxide layer produced in the PVD process or in the CVD process and the metal oxide layer has a grain structure wherein there is structural disorder within a plurality of the existing grains that are characterized in that in electron diffraction images of the grains, point-shaped reflections occur up to a maximum lattice spacing dGRENZ and for lattice spacing greater than dGRENZ no point-shaped reflections occur, but rather a diffuse intensity distribution typical for amorphous structures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting tool having a substrate base body and a single or multi-layered coating attached thereupon, wherein at least one layer of the coating is a metal oxide layer produced in the PVD process or in the CVD process and the metal oxide layer has a grain structure wherein there is structural disorder within a plurality of the existing grains that are characterized in that in electron diffraction images of the grains, point-shaped reflections occur up to a maximum lattice spacing dGRENZ and for lattice spacing greater than dGRENZ no point-shaped reflections occur, but rather a diffuse intensity distribution typical for amorphous structures.

Abstract: A high-temperature superconductor material based on the Bi--Sr--Ca--Cu--O system has the nominal composition:(Bi.sub.1-u Pb.sub.u).sub.2 (Sr.sub.1-x-y Ca.sub.x Bi.sub.y).sub.4 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.10+d (d=delta)wherein 0.01<x<0.50.ltoreq.y<x<0.50.ltoreq.d0.ltoreq.u.The high-temperature superconductor material has a transition temperature greater than 90.degree. K.