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Superconductor Synthesis—An Improvement

Bradley D. Fahlman

Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025

J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (9), p 1182

DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1182.1

Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2001

Abstract

Report on a significant improvement in the synthesis of YBa2Cu3O7-sigma(YBCO), a superconductor commonly used in undergraduate laboratories.

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Second-Year Undergraduate

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Inorganic Chemistry

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Synthesis

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