Superconductivity of magnesium diboride
Abstract
Over the past 14 years MgB2 has gone from a startling discovery to a promising, applied superconductor. In our article we present a brief overview of the synthesis and the basic superconducting properties of this remarkable compound. Specifically, the effect of pressure, substitutions and neutron irradiation on superconducting properties are discussed.
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- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1226914
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- OSTI ID: 1250169
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J 8558
Journal ID: ISSN 0921-4534; PII: S0921453415000519
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11358
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physica. C, Superconductivity
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 514; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0921-4534
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; magnesium diboride; two-band superconductivity; superconducting gap; BCS
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Bud’ko, Sergey L., and Canfield, Paul C.. Superconductivity of magnesium diboride. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.physc.2015.02.024.
Bud’ko, Sergey L., & Canfield, Paul C.. Superconductivity of magnesium diboride. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2015.02.024
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title = {Superconductivity of magnesium diboride},
author = {Bud’ko, Sergey L. and Canfield, Paul C.},
abstractNote = {Over the past 14 years MgB2 has gone from a startling discovery to a promising, applied superconductor. In our article we present a brief overview of the synthesis and the basic superconducting properties of this remarkable compound. Specifically, the effect of pressure, substitutions and neutron irradiation on superconducting properties are discussed.},
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journal = {Physica. C, Superconductivity},
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year = {Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
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