  We report on the direct ultrafast synthesis of Pb-doped BiCuSeO oxyselenides
by high-energy ball milling. We show that, contrary to the mechanical alloying
sintering routes used in the previous reports which require 7 - 13 hours to
fabricate the BiCuSeO phase in powder form, this synthesis technique enables us
to obtain pure phase materials at room temperature under air with milling time
less than 60 minutes.
