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Sol–gel synthesis of fine-particle superconducting oxide, YBa2Cu3O7−x

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

P. Ravindranathan
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
S. Komarneni
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
A. Bhalla
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
R. Roy
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
L. E. Cross
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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Abstract

A sol-gel method of preparing fine-particle superconducting oxide YBa2Cu3O7−x was developed. Single-phase superconducting oxide YBa2Cu3O7−x formed at temperatures as low as 750°. The particle size obtained by this method was found to be ≤0.2μm. Pellets sintered from these sol-gel powders exhibited very sharp resistivity drops at Tc = 90 °C with a Δc of ∼3°K.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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