Distance to Massive Metal Body-a Paradoxical Parameter that Regulates the Intensity of the Hydration of YBa2Cu3O6.75

摘要

The effect on the hydration of YBa2Cu3O6.75 (YBCO) of a closely placed non-magnetic and non-charged steel disk is examined. For this purpose, it is utilized a previously developed special method of material preparation that has been published earlier. The resulting material is analyzed by the iodometric titration technique, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Conducting the experiment on the YBCO samples being hydrated at different distances from the steel disk clearly indicates a significant inhibitory effect of this factor. We find that there is a certain distance from the surface of the metal body, at which the hydration process achieves maximum sensitivity to the metal presence. At this stage of research, it is assumed that the mediator, with the aid of which the influence on the hydration process occurs, might be electromagnetic radiation emanating from an YBCO sample and reflected from the surface of metal.