Patent ID: 7219412
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: C22B,H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a composition which has superconducting properties under appropriate conditions, the method comprising: providing a first component of the composition, the first component comprising at least 99.995 weight % titanium and having less than 100 ppm, by weight, of a combined total of interstitial materials selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen, wherein the first component is in the form of dendritic crystals consisting essentially of titanium; providing at least one additional component of the composition; and incorporating the first component and the at least one additional component into the composition, said composition having less than 100 ppm, by weight, of a combined total of interstitial materials selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen; wherein the incorporating the first component and the at least one additional component into the composition comprises forming a molten mixture of the first component and the at least one additional component.