United States Patent | 5,332,723 |
Eidelloth, deceased, et. al. | Jul. 26, 1994 |
Inventors: | Eidelloth, deceased; Walter (late of Yorktown, NY); Busch, heir; James T. (Arlington, VA); Gambino; Richard J. (Yorktown Heights, NY); Ruoff; Rodney (Menlo Park, CA); Tesche; Claudia D. (Helsinki, FIX). |
Assignee: | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC). |
Appl. No.: | 098,094 |
Filed: | Jul. 28, 1993 |
Intl. Cl.: | H01L 39/12; |
U.S. Cl.: | 505/125.; 252/518.; |
Field of Search: | 518;521 |
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A method of producing a new high Tc superconducting material using fullerene molecules as artificial pinning sites for any magnetic flux that may enter the material.