Effect of Sintering Time on the Optimal Synthesis Condition in MgB2

J. Ishiwata; M. Muralidhar; N. Koshizuka; K. Inoue; M. Murakami

doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.09.037

Effect of Sintering Time on the Optimal Synthesis Condition in MgB₂

J. Ishiwata, M. Muralidhar, N. Koshizuka, K. Inoue, M. Murakami

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Abstract

The present investigation has focused on methods to improve the critical current density (J_c) of the disk-shape bulk MgB₂ superconductor by optimizing sintering conditions. The samples have been synthesized using a two-step process. The samples are sintered at 775^oC for 3 h in pure argon atmosphere, followed by re-sintering at 660^oC for 24 to 100 hours. X-ray diffraction showed that all the samples re-sintered are single phase and homogenous. The magnetization measurements confirm a sharp superconducting transition with T_c (onset) at around 37 K. The critical current density (J_c) for MgB₂ samples increases with increasing the re-sintering time at 660 ^oC, in that the highest J_c value of 170 kA/cm² at 20 K was obtained in the sample re-sintered at 660 ^oC for 100 h.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	102-105
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Procedia
Volume	58
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.09.037
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	26th International Symposium on Superconductivity, ISS 2013 - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 2013 Nov 18 → 2013 Nov 20

Keywords

MgB
critical current density (J)
two-step process
x-ray diffraction

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Physics and Astronomy(all)

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