Modifying the Composition of a High Temperature Superconductor

Author

Drue LubanskiFollow

Date of Award

Summer 8-5-2023

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science - Natural Sciences

Department

College of Science and Mathematics

First Advisor

Walter Trikosko

Second Advisor

Joseph Musser

Third Advisor

Robert Friedfeld

Fourth Advisor

Clint Richardson

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to recreate a known superconductor, YBa₂Cu₃O_x, and modify it in an attempt to raise its transition temperature. A superconductor is any material that excludes magnetic flux from its interior when at a temperature below its transition temperature. A “high temperature” superconductor refers to material that shows superconductivity at or above the temperature of liquid nitrogen temperatures (77.15K).

Here we were successful in reproducing the original YBa₂Cu₃O_x and measuring its critical temperature; However, our efforts at raising the transition temperature have, as of yet, not been successful. The processes for fabricating these superconductors are explained here.

Repository Citation

Lubanski, Drue, "Modifying the Composition of a High Temperature Superconductor" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 571.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/571

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