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Preparation of MgB2 powder for ex situ tape with high Jc-B performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Takayuki Nakane  and
Hiroaki Kumakura
Takayuki Nakane*
Affiliation:
Superconducting Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan
Hiroaki Kumakura
Affiliation:
Superconducting Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The relationship between the preparation conditions of MgB2 powder and the performance of the critical current density (Jc) of an applied magnetic field (B) of the final ex situ tape produced from it was investigated. The pelletizing pressure of the precursor is crucially important for improving the Jc-B performance of ex situ tape. The higher the pressure, the greater the resulting Jc of the ex situ MgB2 tape. We have shown that the pelletizing pressure used for the precursor mixture during the powder preparation process affects the phases formed in the MgB2. On the other hand, the heating time used is effective in changing the slope of the Jc-B curve of the final tape. This is thought to be due to a change in the crystallinity of the prepared MgB2 powder. The experimental data gathered here will become the basis for investigating the establishment of a guideline for preparing the starting powder used for the manufacture of ex situ MgB2 tape.

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Powder processingSinteringSuperconducting
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , February 2008 , pp. 486 - 493
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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