Author(s)

Masato Ohmukai

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We fabricated YBa2Cu3O7–d bulk ceramics with a domestic microwave oven and investigated the effect of pressure at the press procedure. If the pressure was not high enough, the ratio of BaCuO2 phase became large, estimated from x-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements. We found that the pressure should be 700 kgf/cm2 at least in order to suppress the BaCuO2 phase.

Microwave Oven, Bulk Ceramics, YBa2Cu3O7–d Superconductor

M. Ohmukai, "The Effect of the Pressure for the Formation of YBa2Cu3O7–d Bulk Ceramics with Domestic Microwave Oven," Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 11, 2011, pp. 1095-1097. doi: 10.4236/eng.2011.311136.