Single crystals of MgB2 superconductor grown under high-pressure in Mg-B-N system

S. Lee; A. Yamamoto; H. Mori; Yu Eltsev; T. Masui; S. Tajima

doi:10.1016/S0921-4534(02)01377-1

Single crystals of MgB₂ superconductor grown under high-pressure in Mg-B-N system

S. Lee, A. Yamamoto, H. Mori, Yu Eltsev, T. Masui, S. Tajima

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Abstract

Here, we report the growth of magnesium diboride (MgB₂) single crystals under high-pressure in the Mg-B-N system. The phase stability limit of MgB₂ in P-T space was determined and reaction diagram for the crystal growth of MgB₂ under high-pressure was proposed. It was found that utilization of longitudinal temperature gradient and optimisation of reactant pellets locations in the BN high-pressure cell is very helpful for reproducible growth of MgB₂ single crystals of various shapes and size of 200-700 μm. The high-quality of the samples was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction and sharp superconducting transitions at T_c = 38.1-38.3K obtained in both magnetization (ΔT_c = 0.6 K) and resistivity (ΔT_c = 0.3 K) measurements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-37
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications
Volume	378-381
Issue number	PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4534(02)01377-1
Publication status	Published - 2002 Oct 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

High-pressure
Mg-B-N system
MgB
Single crystal growth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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