Abstract
MgB2/Fe wires and MgB2/Ta/Cu wires were prepared through the in situ powder-in-tube method by using Mg and B powders at ambient pressure. The phase compositions, microstructural features are investigated by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope. The transport critical current properties are measured by the standard four-probe technique. It is found that no impurity phase is formed in MgB2/Fe wire. At the same time, there are almost no reaction between iron and magnesium according to the results of X-ray diffraction analyses. In addition, it is found that MgB 2 grains in Fe clad are fined by comparing the micrograph of Fe-clad wire and Ta-clad wire. The high transport critical current density (J c) of 6.0 × 104 A/cm2 (5 K, 4 T) and 5.2 × 103 A/cm2 (15 K, 6 T) are obtained in the MgB 2/Fe wire.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1035-1038 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications |
Volume | 392-396 |
Issue number | PART 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Superconduc - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 11 Nov 2002 → 13 Nov 2002 |
Keywords
- MgB
- Powder-in-tube method
- Transport critical current density
- Wire