POSSIBLE INDUCTION OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN CONDUCTIVE POLYMER STRUCTURES

Methods for synthesizing and characterizing high-temperature supercond uctor/conductive polymer structures are discussed. Both chemical and e lectrochemical techniques are used to deposit heterocyclic polymers su ch as polypyrrole and poly(3-hexylthiophene) onto the cuprate material s. These hybrid systems provide the basis for the construction of the first conducting polymer/superconductor electronic device. Moreover, t hrough the analysis of such structures the initial evidence for the in duction of superconductivity into the doped conductive polymer layer i s obtained.