摘要 |
To produce a high-temperature superconductor of the composition Bi(2+a)(Sr(1-b)Ca b)(3-a)Cu(2+c)O(8+x), where a is from 0 to 0.3, b is from 0.1 to 0.9 and c is from 0 to 2, and x has a value which depends on the oxidation state of the metals contained, oxides and/or carbonates of bismuth, strontium, calcium and copper are thoroughly mixed. In this process, the copper compound is used as a mixture of copper(I) oxide and copper(II) oxide. Then the mixture of oxides and/or carbonates is first allowed to react mutually in an inert gas atmosphere at temperatures from 700 to 800.degree.C for 0.5 to 36 hours before subsequently treating the mixture in an oxygen-containing atmosphere at temperatures from 700 to 875.degree.C for 3 to 60 hours.
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