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    High-quality MgB2 nanocrystals synthesized by using modified amorphous nano-boron powders: Study of defect structures and superconductivity properties
    (College Park, MD : American Institute of Physics, 2019) Bateni, A.; Erdem, E.; Häßler, W.; Somer, M.
    Nano sized magnesium diboride (MgB2) samples were synthesized using various high-quality nano-B precursor powders. The microscopic defect structures of MgB2 samples were systematically investigated using X-ray powder diffraction, Raman, resistivity measurements and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. A significant deviation in the critical temperature Tc was observed due to defects and crystal distortion. The symmetry effect of the latter is also reflected on the vibrational modes in the Raman spectra. Scanning electron microscopy analysis demonstrate uniform and ultrafine morphology for the modified MgB2. Defect center in particular Mg vacancies influence the connectivity and the conductivity properties which are crucial for the superconductivity applications.
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    Shielding Effect on Flux Trapping in Pulsed-Field Magnetizing for Mg-B Bulk Magnet
    (Bristol : IOP Publ., 2021) Oka, T.; Yamanaka, K.; Sudo, K.; Dadiel, L.; Ogawa, J.; Yokoyama, K.; Häßler, W.; Noudem, J.; Berger, K.; Sakai, N.; Miryala, M.; Murakami, M.
    MgB2 superconducting bulk materials are characterized as simple and uniform metallic compounds, and capable of trapping field of non-distorted conical shapes. Although pulsed-field magnetization technique (PFM) is expected to be a cheap and an easy way to activate them, the heat generation due to the magnetic flux motion causes serious degradation of captured fields. The authors precisely estimated the flux trapping property of the bulk samples, found that the flux-shielding effect closely attributed to the sample dimensions. The magnetic field capturing of Ti-5.0wt% sample reached the highest value of 0.76 T. The applied field which reached the centre of the sample surface shifted from 1.0 T to 1.2 T with increasing sample thickness from 3.67 mm to 5.80 mm. This means that the shielding effect was enhanced with increasing the sample thickness. Moreover, Ti-addition affected the frequency of flux jump happenings. The occurrence of flux jumps was suppressed in 5.0wt%Ti-added sample. This means that the heat capacity of the compounds was promoted by Ti addition.