The wonder material which could hold the key to near-limitless energy
A rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) is now being used by an Oxfordshire-based company for its superconducting properties ...
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Cook Up Your Own High-Temperature Superconductors
The superconductor in question here is a mix of yttrium, barium, and copper oxide that goes by the merciful acronym YBCO. The easy way to make YBCO involves multiple rounds of pulverizing yttrium ...
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Forming acids and alkalis
What will happen to the pH of water if barium oxide is added? Using the databook we find that barium oxide is a metal oxide. Checking its solubility on page 8 of the databook we see that it will ...
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The barium cobalt oxide film (IMAGE)
The crystal structure of the barium cobalt oxide film (left; Xi Zhang, Yuqiao Zhang, et al. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. July 12, 2022), and the metal oxide film itself (right; Photo ...
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The wonder material which could hold the key to near-limitless energy
And magical it is. The ceramic-like substance, called rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO), is suspended - half a centimetre-or-so - in mid-air above a strip of copper. Poke it with a finger and ...