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Uranium Doping and Thermal Neutron Irradiation Flux Pinning Effects in MgB2
T. Silver, J. Horvat, M. Reinhard +4
The U/n method is a well-established means of improving flux pinning and critical current performance in cuprate superconductors. The method involves the doping of the superconduct…
Improved Irreversibility Behaviour and Critical Current Density in MgB2-Diamond Nanocomposites
Y. Zhao, X. F. Rui, C. H. Cheng +5
MgB2-diamond nanocomposite superconductors have been synthesized by addition of nano-diamond powder. Microstructural analysis shows that the nanocomposite superconductor consists o…
Doping Effect of Nano-Diamond on Superconductivity and Flux Pinning in MgB2
C. H. Cheng, H. Zhang, Y. Zhao +6
Doping effect of diamond nanoparticles on the superconducting properties of MgB2 bulk material has been studied. It is found that the superconducting transition temperature Tc of M…
Significant enhancement of flux pinning in MgB2 superconductor through nano-Si addition
X. L. Wang, S. H. Zhou, M. J. Qin +4
Polycrystalline MgB2 samples with 10 wt % silicon powder addition were prepared by an in-situ reaction process. Two different Si powders, one with coarse (44 mm) and the other with…
Enhancement of the critical current density and flux pinning of MgB2 superconductor by nanoparticle SiC doping
S. X. Dou, S. Soltanian, J. Horvat +6
Doping of MgB2 by nano-SiC and its potential for improvement of flux pinning was studied for MgB2-x(SiC)x/2 with x = 0, 0.2 and 0.3 and a 10wt% nano-SiC doped MgB2 samples. Co-subs…