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 …

MgB 2 superconductor pellets were synthesized through Mg gas infiltration method using
nanosized-and microsized B powders. There was a marked difference in the …

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 …

This study aims to explore the impact of sieving the crystalline boron precursor applied after
its ball milling on the critical current density (J c) of MgB 2 produced by the in-situ reaction …

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 …

Bulk MgB 2 discs were prepared by an in situ route from mixtures of magnesium and boron
powders. The boron powders were produced by two methods. The first one consisted of a …

Critical current density, J c, in superconductors is strongly connected with size of defects in
the material. Frequently, the smaller defects, the higher J c. In this work, we tried to reduce …

Abstract Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) is a promising rapid consolidation technique that
allows a better understanding and optimization of the sintering kinetics and therefore makes …

The present investigation focuses on methods to further improve the J c values of disk-
shaped bulk MgB 2 superconductors by optimizing the sintering conditions. We prepared …

Recently, novel low cost techniques have been employed to improve critical current density
of MgB 2. Ultra-sonication is one such technique. We report on the influence of hexane …