In this study, high-density magnesium diboride (MgB2) bulk superconductors were
synthesized by spark plasma sintering (SPS) under pressure to improve the field …

The two most common types of MgB 2 conductor fabrication technique–in-situ and ex-situ–
show increasing conflicts concerning the connectivity, an effective current-carrying cross …

By applying a combination of characterisation tools, changes in structural and
superconducting properties with nominal Mg non‐stoichiometry in MgxB2 are found. The …

To understand the mechanisms leading to higher intergranular connectivity in polycrystalline
ex situ MgB 2 prepared using a pressure-less self-sintering technique, the influence of the …

The mechanical and superconducting properties of MgB 2 wires heat treated at various
conditions have been investigated. Superconducting MgB 2 wires, fabricated by the powder …

With the motivation of searching for new superconductors in the Mg–B system, we performed
ab initio evolutionary searches for all the stable compounds in this binary system in the …

The dynamic microindentation experimental technique was used to characterize the
mechanical properties of intermetallic MgB2. The indentation load–displacement curves of …

Nano-or micropowders of Eu 2 O 3 were added to MgB 2, resulting in a composition of (MgB
2) 0.975 (EuO 1.5) 0.025. Pristine and doped samples were prepared using spark plasma …

Ge, GeO 2 and Ge 2 C 6 H 10 O 7 additions to MgB 2 obtained by ex situ spark plasma
sintering significantly enhance the critical current density J c in high magnetic fields. AJ c (T …

First principle calculations were performed to investigate the structural, mechanical,
electronic properties, and thermodynamic properties of three binary Mg–B compounds …