Mechanism and enhancement of supercurrent carrying ability in magnesium diboride superconductor

新发现的MgB2超导体具有巨大的潜力，可以取代现有的传统超导体，用于各种医疗和工业应用。该项目汇集了两个具有互补专业知识的世界领先团队，以发展对控制MgB2性能的因素的基本理解，并找到有效的方法来显着提高其实际应用的超电流承载能力。该项目的成果将使两国受益，并将导致许多实际应用，如变压器，转子和传输电缆，以及不使用液氦的磁共振成像，减少温室气体排放和全球变暖。

The newly discovered MgB2 superconductor has great potential to replace the existing conventional superconductors for uses in various medical and industrial applications. This project brings together two world leading groups with complementary expertise to develop a fundamental understanding of the factors controlling MgB2 performance and to find effective ways to significantly improve its supercurrent carrying capabilities for practical applications. The outcome of this project will be of benefit to both countries and will lead to many practical applications such as transformers, rotors, and transmission cables, as well as magnetic resonance imaging without using liquid helium, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.