High Temperature Superconductor Materials and Applications (5-32425) Final Technical Report for the Period July 12, 1990 through January 11, 1991 (_'AqA-C°-Ida4-_ 7 ) HISH TEIvPF RA TU_K _- _!3P_REJ_UUCTC]P MATERIAL (: ANF_ APPLICATInN_ Fin_] Tectonics1 Report, I? Ju]. 1990- II J_n. 19oI (AI b _rn.= [.!niv.) 24 p 03/7_ q I? 7_,o ) Research Institute The University of Alabama in Huntsville k.j -,,_j _7 Technical Report #5-32425 Contract Number NAS8-36955 Delivery Order No. 89 High Temperature Superconductor Materials and Applications (5-32425) Final Technical Report for the Period July 12, 1990 through January 11, 1991 Compiled and Edited by Dr. George B. Doane III Contributors Mr. Curtis Banks Dr. John Golben Research Institute The University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 35899 Prepared for: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL 35812 ATI'N: Eugene Urban ES-63 ....J 5 NASA Report Document Page N,zZioe_ Aw_eautk_ and Soa_m_w_-v •ReportNo. Z.(3overnmentAccessionNo. :_.HeCiplent's catalog No. 5-32425 _,.TitileandSubtitle 5.ReportDue "HighTemperature Superconducter Materials andApplications" 01/11/91 3.PerformingOrganizationCode Research Institute, UAH 7.Aurthor(s) 3.PerformingOrganizationReportNo. CurtisBanks, George B. Doane III,John Golben 5-32425 10.WorkUnitNo. _.PerformingOrganizationNameandAddress UAH Research Institute 1.ContractorGrantNo. RI E-47 NAS8-36955, D.O. 89 Huntsville, AL 35899 13.TypeofreportandPeriodcovered 12.SponsoringAgencyNameandAddress Final Report National Aeronautics and Space Administration 14.SponsoringAgencyCode Washington, D.C. 20546-001 Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 15.SupplementaryNotes 16.Abstract Research on new high temperature superconducting materials and research on new thin filmsisreported upon. 17.KeyWords(SuggestedbyAurthors(s)) 18.DistributionStatement High temperature superconductors, application of superconductors, thinfilm superconductors r9.SecurityClass.(ofthisreport) 'O.SecurityClass.(ofthispage) ._1.No.ofpages 22.Price Unclassified Unclassified 17 TBA NASAFORM 1626OCT 86 ,1- ._ . .,.J PREFACE This technical report was prepared by the staff of the Research Institute, The University of Alabama in Huntsville. This report is to serve as documentation of technical work performed under contract number NAS8- 36955, Delivery Order 89. Dr. George B. Doane was Principal Investigator. Technical work was produced by Dr. John Golben and Mr. Curtis Banks. Dr. Eugene W. Urban, Chief of the Infrared & Cryogenic Physics Branch, Astrophysics Division, Space Sciences Laboratory, Science and Engineering, MSFC/NASA, provided technical coordination. The views, opinions, and/or findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official MSFC/NASA position, policy, or decision unless so designated by other official documentation. Except as otherwise provided by the contract, the distribution of any contract report in any stage of development or completion is prohibited without the approval of the Contracting Officer. Prepared for MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 f /Principal Investigator Approval: E./ Research Institute i ,,..j" TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Figures ...................................... iv Ig II. Introduction and Overview .......................... v III. Superconductivity Thin Film Disposition ............. 15 IV. Conclusions ...................................... 17 °1oo11 , )