METHOD OF IMPROVING SUPERCONDUCTING QUALITIES OF FABRICATED CONSTRUCTS BY SHOCK PREPROCESSING OF PRECURSOR MATERIALS

摘要

Disclosed is a method of improving the physical properties of superconducting materials which comprises: a. applying a high strain rate deformation to said material in an amount sufficient to produce defects serving as flux-pinning sites therein, and b. heating said material to a temperature up to about 1000 DEG C. in an oxygen atmosphere for a period of time sufficient to anneal it.