Superconducting ceramics by electrodeposition of metals with embedment of particulate matter, followed by oxidation

摘要

Superconducting ceramic layers are made by first electrochemically depositing metal layers containing embedded particulate matter, followed by oxidation of the precursor layer to form the desired superconducting ceramic. The embedded particulate matter may (a) furnish required constituent metals for the superconductor, (b) be a superconductor itself, which may be the same as or different from the superconductor to be formed, or (c) provide adjuvant substances for improving the properties (e.g., electrical or mechanical) of the superconducting layer being formed.