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J(C) ENHANCEMENT OF YB(A)(2)CU(3)O(7-X) FIBERS USING LASER ZONE REFINEMENT

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 		Award ID:
9158 		Program Year/Program:
1988 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
9158 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Supercon, Inc.
830 Boston Turnpike Shrewsbury, MA 01545-3386
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1988
Title: J(C) ENHANCEMENT OF YB(A)(2)CU(3)O(7-X) FIBERS USING LASER ZONE REFINEMENT
Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $49,999.00
 

Abstract:

TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT AND INTEREST HAS BEEN GENERATED IN RECENT MONTHS OVER THE DISCOVERY OF THE YBA(2)CU(3)O(7-X) ("123"), LIQUID NITROGEN SUPERCONDUCTORS. HOWEVER, THIS EXITEMENT HAS BEEN TEMPERED BY THE INABILITY TO ACHIEVE LARGE TRANSPORT J(C)'S IN BULK-PROCESSED POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS BECAUSE OF WEAK LINK BEHAVIOR. THESE WEAK LINKS HAVE TWO POSSIBLE ORIGINS; FIRSTLY, THE PRESENCE OF NONSUPERCONDUCTING PHASES AT THE GRAIN BOUNDARIES AND SECONDLY, THE INTRINSIC ANISTROPY OF THE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN THE HIGH T(C) SUPERCONDUCTORS. IN THIS PHASE I PROPOSAL CONVENTIONAL ZONE REFINEMENT TECHNIQUES WILL BE USED TO FABRICATE "123" CERAMIC FIBERS WITH CLEAN, TEXTURED GRAINS. WE WILL LASER ZONE REFINE RODS OF THE "123" MATERIALS FABRICATED AT SUPERCON INC., AND STUDY IN DETAIL THE EFFECTS OF THIS PROCESS ON THE TRANSPORT CRITICAL CURRENTS IN YBA(2)CU(3)O(7-X) SUPERCONDUCTING COMPOSITES.

Principal Investigator:

Dr eric gregory
6178420174

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Supercon Inc
830 Boston Turnpike Shrewsbury, MA 01545

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No