Enhancement of the critical current density and flux pinning of MgB2 superconductor by nanoparticle SIC doping
Enhancement of the critical current density and flux pinning of MgB2 superconductor by nanoparticle SIC doping
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DOI:
10.1063/1.1517398
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发表时间:
2002-10-28
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4
通讯作者:
Tomsic, M
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作者:
Dou, SX;Soltanian, S;Tomsic, M
Doping of MgB2 by nano-SiC and its potential for the improvement of flux pinning were studied for MgB2-x(SiC)(x/2) with x=0, 0.2, and 0.3 and for 10 wt% nano-SiC-doped MgB2 samples. Cosubstitution of B by Si and C counterbalanced the effects of single-element doping, decreasing T-c by only 1.5 K, introducing intragrain pinning centers effective at high fields and temperatures, and significantly enhancing J(c) and H-irr. Compared to the undoped sample, J(c) for the 10 wt% doped sample increased by a factor of 32 at 5 K and 8 T, 42 at 20 K and 5 T, and 14 at 30 K and 2 T. At 20 K and 2 T, the J(c) for the doped sample was 2.4x10(5) A/cm(2), which is comparable to J(c) values for the best Ag/Bi-2223 tapes. At 20 K and 4 T, J(c) was twice as high as for the best MgB2 thin films and an order of magnitude higher than for the best Fe/MgB2 tapes. The magnetic J(c) is consistent. with the transport J(c) which remains at 20000 A/cm(2) even at 10 T and 5 K for the doped sample, an order of magnitude higher than the undoped one. Because of such high performance, it is anticipated that the future MgB2 conductors will be made using a formula of MgBxSiyCz instead of pure MgB2. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.