Patent number: 5354921
Abstract: There is disclosed a single crystalline fibrous superconductive composition represented by the atomic compositional formula: Bi.sub.2 Sr.sub.2 CaCu.sub.2 M.sub.X O.sub.Y wherein 0<X<0.5; 7.8<Y<8.5; and M is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Pb, Sn, Sb, In, Cd, Ga, Ge, K, Li, and Na. This composition is prepared by a process comprising the step of mixing source material with one another to prepare a mixture having an atomic compositional ratio: Bi=1.00, Sr=0.5.about.2.0, Ca=0.5.about.5.0, Cu=1.0.about.7.0, and M=0.1.about.1.0, wherein M is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Pb, Sn, Sb, In, Cd, Ga, Ge, K, Li, and Na, the step of melting the mixture to prepare a molten material having an atomic compositional ratio: Bi=1.00, Sr=0.5.about.2.0, Ca=0.5.about.5.0, Cu=1.0.about.7.0, M=0.1.about.1.0, and O=3.5.about.8.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 26, 1993
Date of Patent:
October 11, 1994
Assignee:
Agency of Industrial Science & Technology
Inventors:
Ichiro Matsubara, Hideo Tanigawa, Toru Ogura, Hiroshi Yamashita, Makoto Kinoshita