Influence of heat-treatment and element doping on critical current density of MgB2/Fe/Cu wires fabricated by in-situ PIT technique

Qingyang Wang, Pingxiang Zhang, Jinshan Li, Guo Yan, Yafeng Lu

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Abstract

Ti, Zr-doped dense MgB2/Fe/Cu wires were successfully fabricated adopting the in-situ powder-in-tube (PIT) method using low carbon steel sheath. The short samples wires were sintered at 650-850°C for 2-5 h in argon. Critical current density (Jc) of the wires was measured at 4.2 K in the magnetic field up to 8 T by standard four probe method. High Jc values of 2.1 × 105A/cm2 were obtained in 3 T at 4.2 K for MgB2/Fe/Cu wires. Mg0.9Zr0.1B2/Fe/Cu wires sintered at 800°C heat the highest Jc. The microstructure observation for wires showed that MgB2/Fe/Cu wires have better grain connectivity and higher density compared to MgB2 bulk samples. The Jc can be further improved to meet the requirement for applications by optimizing the process conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)977-980
Number of pages4
JournalXiyou Jinshu Cailiao Yu Gongcheng/Rare Metal Materials and Engineering
Volume36
Issue number6
StatePublished - Jun 2007

Keywords

  • Critical current density
  • Element doping
  • In-situ fabrication
  • MgB wires

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