Iron with a large magnetic moment was widely believed to be harmful to the emergence of
superconductivity because of the competition between the static ordering of electron spins …

This paper presents a topical review of the current state of the art in modelling the
magnetization of bulk superconductors, including both (RE) BCO (where RE= rare earth or …

Although the fascinating effect of superconductivity was discovered more than 100 years
ago, only a few low-temperature superconductors, especially Nb 3 Sn and NbTi, have …

Superconductors with persistent zero-resistance currents serve as permanent magnets for
high-field applications requiring a strong and stable magnetic field, such as magnetic …

Bulk superconducting MgB 2 samples, 20 mm in diameter, were prepared by hot-pressing of
ball-milled Mg and B powders using fine-grained boron powders. High maximum trapped …

This review paper summarizes and analyses the current literature on the synthesis of dense
MgB 2 bulk with high density and by both the modified solid reaction method and the Mg …

Understanding the nature of grain boundary (GB) characteristics in combination with
creating low-energy GBs by modifying the processing conditions, so-called GB engineering …

MgB 2 in bulk form shows great promise as trapped field magnets (TFMs) as an alternative
to bulk (RE) BCO materials to replace permanent magnets in applications such as rotating …

This book provides readers with numerical analysis techniques to model the magnetisation
of bulk superconductors based on the finite element method. Applications of magnetised …

Spark Plasma Sintering is a promising rapid consolidation technique that allows a better
understanding and manipulating of sintering kinetics and therefore makes it possible to …