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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8022012 | Device and method for fabricating thin films by reactive evaporation A device for fabricating thin films on a substrate includes a vacuum chamber, a rotatable platen configured to hold one or more substrates within the vacuum chamber, and a housing disposed within the vacuum chamber. The housing contains a heating element and is conf... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7981840 | Method of manufacturing Bi-based oxide superconductor thin films A well-crystallized a-axis (or b-axis) oriented Bi-based oxide superconductor thin film is manufactured in order to obtain a high performance layered Josephson junction using a Bi-based oxide superconductor. In manufacturing a well-crystallized a-axis oriented Bi-ba... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7893006 | Systems and methods for solution-based deposition of metallic cap layers for high temperature superconductor wires Under one aspect, a method of making a superconductor wire includes providing an oxide superconductor layer overlaying a substrate; forming a substantially continuous barrier layer over the oxide superconductor layer, the barrier layer including metal; depositing a ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7763569 | Process for the production of highly-textured, band-shaped, high-temperature superconductors A wet-chemical method for producing strip-shaped high-temperature superconductors with a substrate, optionally with a buffer layer and with a high-temperature superconductive layer is improved by increasing the texturing and the layer thickness of the high-temperatu... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7737087 | Enhanced pinning in YBCO films with BaZrOnanoparticles A process and composition of matter are provided and involve flux pinning in thin films of high temperature superconductive oxides such as YBCO by inclusion of particles including barium and a group 4 or group 5 metal, such as zirconium, in the thin film. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7625843 | Method for manufacturing a metal organic deposition precursor solution using super-conduction oxide and film superconductor There is provided a method of fabricating a precursor solution for a metal organic deposition method using a superconducting oxide as a starting material, wherein the method includes dispersing a superconducting material powder in a TFA acid aqueous solution, heatin... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7473670 | Process for producing rare earth oxide superconductor RE superconductive layer of high critical current density (Jc) is superimposed on an interlayer formed so as to, while ensuring cracking prevention, excel in crystallinity, such as in-plane orientation degree and direction, and surface smoothness. On an oriented Ni ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7439208 | Growth of in-situ thin films by reactive evaporation A method of forming MgB2 films in-situ on a substrate includes the steps of (a) depositing boron onto a surface of the substrate in a deposition zone; (b) moving the substrate into a reaction zone containing pressurized, gaseous magnesium; (c) moving the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431868 | Method of manufacturing a metal substrate for an oxide superconducting wire A metal substrate for an oxide superconducting wire, which comprises a polycrystalline metal substrate with a rolled aggregate structure having a {100} plane which is parallel to the rolled surface and a axis which is parallel to the rolling direction, and an ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7387811 | Method for manufacturing high temperature superconducting conductors using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) A CVD apparatus capable of substantially simultaneously processing multiple portions of at least one substrate or substantially simultaneously processing portions of multiple substrates or substantially simultaneously processing multiple portions of at least one sub... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7361627 | Method of preparing oxide superconducting film The present invention relates to a method of preparing an oxide superconducting film, the method includes reacting a metal acetate containing metal M selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, neodymium and samarium with fluorocarboxylic acid having not less t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358212 | Method for producing multinary metal oxide powders in a pulsed reactor The invention relates to a method for producing a one-part, multinary metal oxide power which is suitable for producing high-temperature superconductors. To this end, a mixture of the corresponding metal salts and/or metal oxides and/or metals in the requisite stoic... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7309511 | Method of manufacturing oxide superconductor thick film The present invention provides an oxide superconductor thick film which is formed on a substrate or a board and has a high Jc and Ic and a method for manufacturing the same. Predetermined amounts of materials containing elements of Bi, Pb, Sr, Ca and Cu are weighed,... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7259100 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259101 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247340 | Method of making a superconducting conductor A method of forming a superconducting conductor is disclosed. The method provides translating a substrate tape through a deposition chamber and along a helical path, where the helical path has multiple windings of the substrate tape and each winding of the substrate... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7175735 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing coated conductor Disclosed herein is a technique for manufacturing a superconducting tape grown epitaxially by a replication process. According to the technique, a long superconducting tape can be manufactured using a loop-shaped base. Further disclosed is a method for manufacturing... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7078276 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071148 | Joined superconductive articles A superconducting article includes a first superconductive segment having a nominal thickness tn1, a second superconductive segment having a nominal thickness tn2, and a joint region comprising a splice connecting the first and second supercond... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048840 | Method for metal coating the surface of high temperature superconductors The invention relates to a method for metal coating the surface of high temperature superconductors with a copper-oxygen base structure. The aim of the invention is to achieve a method as above, which requires a low production complexity, serves for the production o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6993823 | Method of manufacturing oxide superconducting wire The inventive method of manufacturing an oxide superconducting wire comprises a step (S1, S2) of preparing a wire formed by covering raw material powder of an oxide superconductor with a metal and a step (S4, S6) of heat-treating the wire... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974501 | Multi-layer articles and methods of making same The invention relates to multi-layer articles and methods of making such articles. The methods include first conditioning the surface of an underlying layer, such as a buffer layer or a superconductor layer, then disposing a layer of material on the conditioned surf... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6956012 | Method of depositing an electrically conductive oxide buffer layer on a textured substrate and articles formed therefrom An article with an improved buffer layer architecture includes a substrate having a textured metal surface, and an electrically conductive lanthanum metal oxide epitaxial buffer layer on the surface of the substrate. The article can also include an epitaxial superco... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929820 | Method of forming a superconductor film A method includes forming an as-grown film of a superconductor composed of a MgB2 compound which is made by simultaneous evaporation of magnesium and boron. The as-grown film is superconductive without an annealing process to make the film superconductive... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921445 | Method for insulating a high-tc-superconductor and the use of said method A method involves sheathing a superconductor with a thermoplastic insulation material on all sides. The conductor exits a guide channel that extends in the propulsion direction. A melt hose is extruded from the molten insulation material in the propulsion direction ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908691 | Metal strip for epitaxial coatings and method for the production thereof The aim of the invention is to provide a metal strip for epitaxial coating with a biaxially textured layer, this metal strip, however, being able to be produced in an uncomplicated manner and having a high tensile strength, low magnetic losses and/or a high electric... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6849580 | Method of producing biaxially textured buffer layers and related articles, devices and systems A superconductor article includes a substrate and a first buffer film disposed on the substrate. The first buffer film has a uniaxial crystal texture characterized (i) texture in a first crystallographic direction that extends out-of-plane of the first buffer film w... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6835696 | Method of forming a superconductor film The present invention provides methods forming the superconductor of as-grown film of MgB2 which is made with magnesium and boron ejected from a magnesium target and a boron target, respectively, each in simultaneously sputtering process. The as-grown fil... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6821930 | Preparing method of oxide superconductor, raw material for oxide superconductor, and preparing method of raw material for oxide superconductor An aqueous solution of mixed metal acetate including one kind or more of element selected from lanthanide series and yttrium, barium and copper is mixed with trifluoroacetic acid to prepare a solution of mixed metal trifluoroacetate. From a solution of mixed metal t... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6809066 | Ion texturing methods and articles Ion texturing methods and articles are disclosed. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800321 | Reduced AC losses in HTS coated conductors Methods for reducing hysteresis losses in superconductor coated ribbons where a flux distribution is set into the superconductor coated ribbon prior to the application of alternating current. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6797313 | Superconductor methods and reactors Superconductor reactors, methods and systems are disclosed. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794339 | Synthesis of YBa2CU3O7 using sub-atmospheric processing The present invention is a method of forming thick films of crystalline YBa2Cu3O7 that includes forming a precursor film comprising barium fluoride (BaF2), yttrium (Y) and copper (Cu). The precursor film is heat-treated at... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6767866 | Selective reduction type high temperature superconductor and methods of making the same Proposed are a selective reduction type high temperature superconductor and methods of making the same, the superconductor having a pair of charge supply layers each formed of a Cu1-xMx surface (1, 1), a first superconducting layer formed of a 5-coordination ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6746991 | Manufacturing process for an electrically insulating and mechanically structuring sheath on an electric conductor Manufacturing process of an electrically insulating and mechanically structuring sheath on an electric conductor which applies notably to the manufacture of superconducting magnets, wherein a ceramic precursor (4) in gel form is formed, then a coating of the ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6699820 | Method for making a superconductor with enhanced current carrying capability The present invention concerns the improvement of the supercurrent carrying capabilities, i.e. the increase of critical current densities, of bicrystalline or polycrystalline superconductor structures, especially of high-Tc superconductors. By ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6673387 | Control of oxide layer reaction rates A process is described for formation of oxide films independent of thickness from precursor films comprising metals, metal oxides, and metal fluorides with properties and structures similar to those previously only obtained in thin films, for example less... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6670308 | Method of depositing epitaxial layers on a substrate An epitaxial article and method for forming the same includes a substrate having a textured surface, and an electrochemically deposited substantially single orientation epitaxial layer disposed on and in contact with the textured surface. The epitaxial ar... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6632776 | Method of preparing oxide superconducting wire and pressure heat treatment apparatus employed for the method The method of preparing an oxide superconducting wire comprises steps of preparing a wire by coating raw material powder for a Bi--Pb--Sr--Ca--Cu--O based oxide superconductor including a 2223 phase with a metal and heat treating the wire in a pressurized... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6617284 | Superconductor composite material A superconductor composite material consists of sintering products of interaction of superconductor ceramics with silicone material. The superconductor composite material can also include at least one metal, metal oxide or halogen element dope that intera... | 09/09/2003 |
