High-Temperature Superconductor Materials Processing: Development of Environmentally Acceptable Processing Technologies

摘要

The Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a national scientific resource, should be a major participant in the development of new technologies and the improvement of existing technologies that will enhance the nation's industrial competitiveness. Because the Laboratory is a national resource we also must take the broadest view of technology development and technology transfer. As we endeavor to convert our basic research into useable technologies that can be transferred to the industrial sector, we must recognize that the job remains incomplete when the product engineering phase is accomplished. A technology or product application that industry cannot implement because of health and environmental constraints will not contribute to our industrial competitiveness. Similarly, a sophisticated technology not accompanied by the appropriate expert knowledge base and process control strategies when technology transfer is attempted will be of marginal use to industry. Thus, it is essential for the Laboratory to take a multidimensional approach to technology development and technology transfer to the industrial sector. The superconducting ceramic oxide materials processing effort of the Exploratory Research and Development Center at Los Alamos provides an excellent opportunity to develop strategies that will address these issues. 2 figs.