YBCO/Ag coated SiC composites containing 0.5, 1.0 and 3.0 wt% whisker
were prepared by the conventional plasma activated sintering method(PA
S) at (973)-1,103 K. SiC whisker was covered with Ag thin film by elec
troless coating method to suppress interfacial reaction between superc
onductor and SiC whisker. It was shown that superconducting transition
occured at 90K in the specimen with 3 wt% of Ag coated SiC whisker.