Low-Temperature Synthesis of Superconducting Nanocrystalline MgB 2

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Title: Low-Temperature Synthesis of Superconducting Nanocrystalline ${MgB}_{2}$

Abstract

Magnesium diboride (MgB ₂ ) is considered a promising material for practical application in superconducting devices, with a transition temperature near 40 K. In the present paper, nanocrystalline MgB ₂ with an average particle size of approximately 70 nm is synthesized by reacting LiBH ₄ with MgH ₂ at temperatures as low as 450 ^° C. This synthesis approach successfully bypasses the usage of either elemental boron or toxic diborane gas. The superconductivity of the nanostructures is confirmed by magnetization measurements, showing a superconducting critical temperature of 38.7 K.

Authors:

Lu, Jun ^[1]; Xiao, Zhili ^[1]; Lin, Qiyin ^[2]; Claus, Helmut ^[2]; Fang, Zhigang Zak ^[3]

Department of Physics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA, Material Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
Material Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA

Publication Date:: 2010-01-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1198278

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-06ER46334; AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Journal of Nanomaterials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Nanomaterials Journal Volume: 2010; Journal ID: ISSN 1687-4110

Publisher:: Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Country of Publication:: Egypt

Language:: English

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                    Lu, Jun, Xiao, Zhili, Lin, Qiyin, Claus, Helmut, and Fang, Zhigang Zak. Low-Temperature Synthesis of Superconducting Nanocrystalline MgB 2.  Egypt: N. p., 2010. 
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                    Lu, Jun, Xiao, Zhili, Lin, Qiyin, Claus, Helmut, & Fang, Zhigang Zak. Low-Temperature Synthesis of Superconducting Nanocrystalline MgB 2.  Egypt.  doi:10.1155/2010/191058.

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                    Lu, Jun, Xiao, Zhili, Lin, Qiyin, Claus, Helmut, and Fang, Zhigang Zak. Fri .  
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@article{osti_1198278,

  title        = {Low-Temperature Synthesis of Superconducting Nanocrystalline MgB 2},

  author       = {Lu, Jun and Xiao, Zhili and Lin, Qiyin and Claus, Helmut and Fang, Zhigang Zak},

  abstractNote = {Magnesium diboride (MgB 2 ) is considered a promising material for practical application in superconducting devices, with a transition temperature near 40 K. In the present paper, nanocrystalline MgB 2 with an average particle size of approximately 70 nm is synthesized by reacting LiBH 4 with MgH 2 at temperatures as low as 450 ° C. This synthesis approach successfully bypasses the usage of either elemental boron or toxic diborane gas. The superconductivity of the nanostructures is confirmed by magnetization measurements, showing a superconducting critical temperature of 38.7 K.},

  doi          = {10.1155/2010/191058},

  journal      = {Journal of Nanomaterials},

  number       = ,

  volume       = 2010,

  place        = {Egypt},

  year         = {2010},

  month        = {1}

}

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