Ti doping on the flux pinning and chemical stability against water of MgB2 bulk material

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

doi:10.1016/S0921-4534(02)02166-4

Ti doping on the flux pinning and chemical stability against water of MgB₂ bulk material

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

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Abstract

Ti-doped MgB₂ superconductors with different doping levels were prepared by solid-state reaction at ambient pressure. J_c of the samples changes with the doping level, with the best result achieved at x = 0.1. At 5 K, the J_c reaches 2 × 10⁶ A/cm² in the self-field. In addition, degradation in water of J_c and irreversibility field (H_irr) of MgB₂ bulks is significantly reduced by Ti doping. Microstructural analysis reveals that Ti mainly forms a thin TiB₂ layer in the grain boundaries of MgB₂. At the same time MgB₂ grains are greatly refined, forming a strongly coupled nanoparticle structure. Our results show that the unique microstructure of the MgB₂ nanoparticles with TiB₂ nanograin boundaries may take the responsibility for the enhancement of the flux pinning and the chemical stability against water.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	581-587
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications
Volume	386
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4534(02)02166-4
Publication status	Published - 2003 Apr 15
Externally published	Yes
Event	ICMC 2002 - Xi an, China Duration: 2002 Jun 16 → 2002 Jun 20

Keywords

Critical current density
MgB
Microstructure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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AU - Zhou, L.

AU - Koshizuka, N.

AU - Murakami, M.

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