INCREASING CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITIES IN HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 11938	Program Year/Program: 1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 11938	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: CASTLE TECHNOLOGY CORP.
P.O. Box 5 Lexington, MA 02420
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1990

Title: INCREASING CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITIES IN HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS

Agency: NASA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $50,000.00

Abstract:
RECENT ADVANCES IN HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY BROUGHT A NEW EXCITEMENT TO PHYSICAL SCIENTISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THIS EXCITEMENT HAS BEEN TEMPERED BY THE REALIZATION THAT DIFFICULT PROBLEMS NEED TO BE SOLVED BEFOREEXTENSIVE PRACTICAL USE CAN BE MADE OF THESE REVOLUTIONARY DISCOVERIES. FOREMOST AMONG THESE PROBLEMS, AND THE ONE WHICH IS ADDRESSED IN THIS PROPOSAL, IS THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE ADEQUATE CURRENT DENSITIES IN MODERATE MAGNETIC FIELDS IN THE HIGH-T MATERIALS. THE MAJOR SOURCE OF THE "WEAK LINK" BEHAVIOR IN POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS IS POOR INTER-GRAIN CONTACTS. WE SEEK TO LARGELY ELIMINATE THESE WEAK LINK INTER-GRAIN CONTACTS BY PRODUCING A NOVEL MORPHOLOGY WHEREIN THE GRAIN BOUNDARY COMPOSITION IS MODIFIED BY THE PRESENCE OF NANOMETER FILMS OF SILVER.

Principal Investigator:
J. Paul Pemsler
President
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Business Contact:
J. paul pemsler
PRESIDENT
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Small Business Information at Submission:

Castle Technology Corp.
P.o. Box 5 Lexington, MA 02173

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No