Nanoparticle structure of MgB2 with ultrathin TiB2 grain boundaries

Y. Zhao; D. X. Huang; Y. Feng; C. H. Cheng; T. MacHi; N. Koshizuka; M. Murakami

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Nanoparticle structure of MgB₂ with ultrathin TiB₂ grain boundaries

Y. Zhao, D. X. Huang, Y. Feng, C. H. Cheng, T. MacHi, N. Koshizuka, M. Murakami

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The microstructure of the Ti-doped MgB₂ which shows a significantly improved critical current density, J_c [Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 1154 (2001)], is investigated. It is found that Ti does not occupy the atomic site in the MgB₂ crystal structure, but forms a thin TiB ₂ layer (with a thickness about one unit cell of TiB₂) in the grain boundaries of MgB₂. Besides, MgB₂ grains are greatly refined by Ti doping, forming a strongly coupled nanoparticle structure. It is argued that the unique microstructure of the MgB₂ nanoparticles with TiB₂ nanograin boundaries may take responsibility for the enhancement of J_c in the Ti-doped MgB₂ bulk superconductor.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1640-1642
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	80
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1456969
Publication status	Published - 2002 Mar 4
Externally published	Yes

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