Where do you get a super conductor?

Answer 1

Equipment

To make an yttrium-barium-copper-oxide superconductor, you will need:

* Yttrium Oxide

* Barium Carbonate (TOXIC)

* Cupric Oxide

* A Laboratory Furnace or a converted pottery kiln.

* Labware made of alumina.

* An Oxygen Source

* Liquid Nitrogen and a rare-earth magnet for testing and demonstrating the superconductors.

Method

There are a number of methods of producing ceramic superconductors like this, but the simplest is the so-called "shake and bake" method, which involves a four step process:

1. Mixing the chemicals;

2. Calcination(the initial firing);

3. The intermediate firing(s) (oxygen annealings);

4. The final oxygen annealing.

Answer 2

Superconductors can be purchased from specialized manufacturers or suppliers that produce materials with high-temperature superconducting properties. These materials are typically not found naturally and are created through complex manufacturing processes in controlled environments.