Energies (Mar 2017)
Doping-Induced Isotopic Mg11B2 Bulk Superconductor for Fusion Application
- Qi Cai,
- Qianying Guo,
- Yongchang Liu,
- Zongqing Ma,
- Huijun Li,
- Wenbin Qiu,
- Dipak Patel,
- Hyunseock Jie,
- Jung Ho Kim,
- Mehmet Somer,
- Ekrem Yanmaz,
- Arnaud Devred,
- Vladimir Luzin,
- Amanullah Fatehmulla,
- Wazirzada Aslam Farooq,
- Daniel Gajda,
- Yoshio Bando,
- Yusuke Yamauchi,
- Subrata Pradhan,
- Md. Shahriar A. Hossain
Affiliations
- Qi Cai
- State Key Lab of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Qianying Guo
- State Key Lab of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Yongchang Liu
- State Key Lab of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zongqing Ma
- State Key Lab of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Huijun Li
- State Key Lab of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Wenbin Qiu
- Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
- Dipak Patel
- Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
- Hyunseock Jie
- Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
- Jung Ho Kim
- Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
- Mehmet Somer
- Chemistry Department, Koc University, Rumelifeneri Yolu, TR-34450 Sariyer-Istanbul, Turkey
- Ekrem Yanmaz
- Department of Mechatronics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Gelisim University, Istanbul 34315, Turkey
- Arnaud Devred
- International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organization, 13115 Saint Paul Lez Durance, France
- Vladimir Luzin
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, NSW 2232, Australia
- Amanullah Fatehmulla
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Wazirzada Aslam Farooq
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Daniel Gajda
- International Laboratory of High Magnetic Fields (HMF) and Low Temperatures (LT), Gajowicka 95, 53-421 Wroclaw, Poland
- Yoshio Bando
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- Yusuke Yamauchi
- Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
- Subrata Pradhan
- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382 428, Gujarat, India
- Md. Shahriar A. Hossain
- Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/en10030409
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 3
p. 409
Abstract
Superconducting wires are widely used for fabricating magnetic coils in fusion reactors. Superconducting magnet system represents a key determinant of the thermal efficiency and the construction/operating costs of such a reactor. In consideration of the stability of 11B against fast neutron irradiation and its lower induced radioactivation properties, MgB2 superconductor with 11B serving as the boron source is an alternative candidate for use in fusion reactors with a severe high neutron flux environment. In the present work, the glycine-doped Mg11B2 bulk superconductor was synthesized from isotopic 11B powder to enhance the high field properties. The critical current density was enhanced (103 A·cm−2 at 20 K and 5 T) over the entire field in contrast with the sample prepared from natural boron.
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