Spark plasma sintering of bulk MgB2 and levitation force measurements

J. G. Noudem; P. Bernstein; L. Dupont; F. G.R. Martin; G. G. Sotelo; D. H.N. Dias; R. De Andrade; M. Muralidhar; Masato Murakami

doi:10.1088/1361-6668/ab5f3e

Spark plasma sintering of bulk MgB₂ and levitation force measurements

J. G. Noudem, P. Bernstein, L. Dupont, F. G.R. Martin, G. G. Sotelo, D. H.N. Dias, R. De Andrade, M. Muralidhar, Masato Murakami

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Abstract

We present preliminary results suggesting that MgB₂ is a superconductor that could be used in Maglev vehicles. For this purpose, we compare the levitation capability of MgB₂ samples to those of YBCO bulks.

Original language	English
Article number	024001
Journal	Superconductor Science and Technology
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ab5f3e
Publication status	Published - 2020 Jan 7

Keywords

MgB2
YBCO
levitation force
spark plasma sintering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ceramics and Composites
Condensed Matter Physics
Metals and Alloys
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry

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