A new class of hybrid ruteno-cuprates – such as Ru-1212 and Ru-1222 – was discovered
in 1995 by Bauerfeind and collaborators. These materials present superconducting and magnetic
states at low temperatures, an atypical duality in other superconductors. The superconductivity is
more easily observed in Ru-1222, while Ru-1212 is a more problematic case, due to the strong
effects of the preparation details in its superconducting properties, becoming the material
superconductor or not. Ru-1212 presents a critical temperature that can vary between 0 and 46 K,
depending on the preparation conditions, and a temperature of magnetic transition of around 132 K.
The samples were prepared through solid state reactions, by using a mixture of high purity powders,
followed by calcination and sinterization in the nitrogen and oxygen atmospheres. This paper shows
the preparation process of Ru-1212 samples, followed by their structural and magnetic
characterization.