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Excess Mg in situ powder addition for enhancing critical current density of ex situ MgB2


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Mohd Hapipi, Nurhidayah and Chen, Soo Kien and Shaari, Abdul Halim and Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa and Lim, Kean Pah and Tan, Kar Ban and Lee, Oon Jew and Miryala, Muralidhar (2022) Excess Mg in situ powder addition for enhancing critical current density of ex situ MgB2. Applied Physics A, 128 (10). art. no. 913. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0947-8396; ESSN: 1432-0630

Abstract

In this work, ex situ MgB2 bulks were added with (1.5 Mg + 2B) and sintered in an attempt to enhance its intergrain connectivity. The addition was varied within the range of 0–50 wt.%, and the sintering was undertaken at 700 °C, 800 °C, and 1000 °C, respectively, for 1 h. Superconducting critical temperature, Tc of the samples was determined to be around 38 K as shown by the temperature dependence of susceptibility measurement. It was found that critical current density, Jc increased with the increased amount of the addition. Jc was further enhanced to 2 × 104A cm2 (0 T, 20 K) as the sintering temperature was raised. The increase of Jc is due to improved grain coupling as a result of in situ formation of MgB2, which fills the voids and connects the ex situ MgB2 grains. Additionally, the grain coupling was further strengthened by solid-state self-sintering at higher temperatures. The increment of Jc was accompanied by a narrower width of double-step transition of Tc attributable to a more complete MgB2 phase formation of the samples as the sintering temperature was increased.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-06060-4
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: Ex situ MgB2; In situ MgB2; Sintering; Superconducting transition; Critical current density
Depositing User: Ms. Che Wa Zakaria
Date Deposited: 06 Nov 2023 06:23
Last Modified: 06 Nov 2023 06:23
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101366
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