Evidence for high inter-granular current flow in single-phase polycrystalline MgB2 superconductor

Details Evidence for high inter-granular current flow in single-phase polycrystalline MgB2 superconductor Evidence for high inter-granular current flow in single-phase polycrystalline MgB2 superconductor

2001-04-06

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0104114v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

3 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.1405807

The distribution of magnetic field in single-phase polycrystalline bulk MgB2 has been measured using a Magneto-Optical (MO) technique for an external magnetic field applied perpendicular to the sample surface. The MO studies indicate that an inter-granular current network is readily established in this material and the current is not limited by weak-linked grain boundaries. The grain boundaries are observed to resist preferential magnetic field penetration, with the inter-grain mechanism dominating the current flow in the sample at temperatures up to 30K. The results provide clear evidence that the intra-granular current flow is isotropic. A critical current density of ~10^4 Acm-2 was estimated at 30K in a field of 150mT from the MO measurements. These results provide further evidence of the considerable potential for MgB2 for engineering applications.

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