Synthesis Of Superconducting Magnesium Diboride Objects.

Patent · Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 2003

OSTI ID:879849

Finnemore, Douglas K ^[1]; Canfield, Paul C ^[1]; Bud'ko, Sergey L ^[1]; Ostenson, Jerome E ^[1]; Petrovic, Cedomir ^[1]; Cunningham, Charles E ^[1]; Lapertot, Gerard ^[2]

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1. Ames, IA
2. Grenoble, FR

A process to produce magnesium diboride objects from boron objects with a similar form is presented. Boron objects are reacted with magnesium vapor at a predetermined time and temperature to form magnesium diboride objects having a morphology similar to the boron object's original morphology.

• Research Organization: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA; Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-82
• Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation (Ames, IA)
• Patent Number(s): US 6,591,119
• Application Number: 10/277013
• OSTI ID: 879849
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English