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Project Summary
The making of these superconductors was to investigate their properties
while also analyzing the affects of altering different fabrication processes.
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Winter 2003
Class Project
Engineering Programs/Methods Used:
- Thayer School Materials Laboratory
- Scanning Electron Microscope
- Diffractometer
- Thermocouple
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Project Details
Superconductivity
is a phenomenon characterized by the disappearance of electrical resistance at very low temperatures ranging from near absolute
zero Kelvin to liquid nitrogen temperatures in metals and ceramic materials.
Designing these superconductors enabled us to investigate the material properties
of high temperature superconductors. We altered the fabrication process of the superconductors in various ways and tested
the difference in performance defined by the absence of electrical resistance.
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