Phase formation of polycrystalline MgB2 at low temperature using nanometer Mg powder

Details Phase formation of polycrystalline MgB2 at low temperature using nanometer Mg powder Phase formation of polycrystalline MgB2 at low temperature using nanometer Mg powder

2004-06-17

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0406398v1

Solid State Commun. 131, 275 (2004)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

10 pages, 4 figure, Solid State Communication

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.ssc.2004.03.058

The MgB2 superconductor synthesized in a flowing argon atmosphere using nanometer magnesium powder as the raw materials, denoted as Nano-MgB2, has been studied by the technique of in-situ high temperature resistance measurement (HT-RT measurement). The MgB2 phase is identified to form within the temperature range of 430 to 490 C, which is much lower than that with the MgB2 sample fabricated in the same gas environment using the micron-sized magnesium powder, denoted as Micro-MgB2, reported previously. The sample density of the Nano-MgB2 reaches 1.7 g/cm3 with a crystal porosity structure less than a micrometer, as determined by the scanning electron microscope (SEM) images, while the Micro-MgB2 has a much more porous structure with corresponding density of 1.0 g/cm3. This indicates that the Mg raw particle size, besides the sintering temperature, is a crucial factor for the formation of high density MgB2 sample, even at the temperature much lower than that of the Mg melting, 650 C. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern shows a good MgB2 phase with small amount of MgO and Mg and the transition temperature, TC, of the Nano-MgB2 was determined as 39 K by the temperature dependent magnetization measurement (M-T), indicating the existence of a good superconducting property.

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