Patents Assigned to Consortium for Surface Processing
  • Passivating thin film for superconducting material
    Patent number: 5130295
    Abstract: The superconducting material YBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7, which loses its superconducting qualities when exposed to water, is passivated against such water damage by a thin film on its surface comprised of a mixed phase which includes YBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.(7-x) F.sub.2x, where 0<X.ltoreq.1/2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Consortium for Surface Processing
    Inventor: Mohamed E. Labib