MgB2 superconductors with abnormally improved Jc sintered after autoxidation of milled original powders

Z Ma, Y Liu, J Huo, Z Gao - Journal of Applied Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
An autoxidation treatment of short-time milled original powders was introduced for the
synthesis of MgB 2 superconductors and the critical current density J c of the sintered MgB 2 …

Atomic structure and chemistry of dense nano-precipitates in MgB2 ceramic

X Song - Ceramics International, 2013 - Elsevier
Ceramic MgB2 superconductor has great potential for applications in the devices. Doping
MgB2 with carbon or SiC has been successful in improving critical current density Jc, the …

Characteristic and synthesis mechanism of MgB2 nanoparticles in solid-state reactive sintering

Q Zhao, Y Liu, Q Shi, Z Ma, Z Gao - Journal of alloys and compounds, 2009 - Elsevier
MgB2 nanoparticles were synthesized by a one-step reactive sintering method. The sample
was heated from room temperature to 994K, and then directly cooled down at a rate of …

Excellent Jc in the low-temperature sintered MgB2 superconductors consisted of uncompleted MgB2 phase and residual Mg

Z Ma, Y Liu, Q Cai, H Jiang, L Yu - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2013 - Elsevier
Though low-temperature sintering of MgB2 superconductors below Mg melting point can
effectively depress volatility of Mg and increase sintering density, its development was …

Doping effect of Zr and Ti on the critical current density of MgB2 bulk superconductors prepared under ambient pressure

Y Zhao, Y Feng, DX Huang, T Machi, CH Cheng… - Physica C …, 2002 - Elsevier
The doping effect of Ti and Zr on the superconducting properties and the microstructure of
sintered MgB2 bulk materials has been studied. The transition metal is found to work as a …

Significant improvement in the critical current density of MgB2 bulks in situ sintered at low temperature by excess Mg addition

Z Ma, Y Liu, Q Cai, L Yu - Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications, 2014 - Elsevier
MgB 2 bulks with excess Mg addition were rapidly synthesized by sintering at low
temperature in present work. It is found that even after ball milling treatment of original …

Enhanced critical current density of in situ processed MgB2 bulk superconductors with MgB4 additions

SH Kim, WN Kang, BH Jun, YJ Lee… - … in Superconductivity and …, 2017 - koreascience.kr
Abstract The effects of $ MgB_4 $ addition on the superconducting properties and the
microstructure of in situ processed $ MgB_2 $ bulk superconductors were studied. $ MgB_4 …

Improved grain connectivity and critical current density in ex-situ MgB2 superconductors prepared by two-step sintering

Q Ma, J Peng, Z Ma, F Cheng, F Lan, C Li… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The improved critical current density was obtained for ex-situ MgB 2 bulks initially sintered at
900° C for 2 h and then at 650° C for 1 h. It was found that local liquid Mg phase sintering is …

The improved superconductive properties of MgB2 bulks with minor Cu addition through reducing the MgO impurity

Z Ma, Y Liu, Q Shi, Q Zhao, Z Gao - Physica C: Superconductivity, 2008 - Elsevier
The minor Cu (< 3at%) addition could significantly reduce the amount of MgO impurity in the
in situ sintered MgB2 samples and thus improve the critical current density (Jc) at low field …

Effects of Nano-Sized BN Doping on the Phase Formation, Tc and Critical Current Density of MgB2 Superconductor

S Soltanian, M Delfany, XL Wang, MJ Qin… - Journal of Metastable …, 2005 - Trans Tech Publ
MgB2 polycrystalline bulk samples with additions of 0, 5, 10 and 20% wt.% nano-sized BN
powders were prepared using the reaction in-situ method. All the samples were sintered at …