Effect of Nano-SiC and Nano-Si Doping on Critical Current Density of MgB_2

The discovery of superconductivity in magnesium diboride (MgB2) has opened up a new field in materials science research. It offers a possibility of a new class of high performance superconducting materials for practical applications because of the relatively low cost of fabrication, high critical current densities (Jc) and fields, large coherence length, absence of weak links, higher Tc(TC = 39K) compared with Nb3Sn and Nb-Ti alloys (two or four times that of Nb,,Sn and Nb-Ti alloys). However, the weak flux pinning in the magnetic field remains a major challenge. This paper reports the most interesting results on nanomaterial (SiC and Si) doping in magnesium diboride. The high density of nano-scale defects introduced by doping is responsible for the enhanced pinning. The fabrication method, critical current density, microstructures, flux pinning and cost for magnesium diboride bulks, wires and tapes are also discussed. It is believed that high performance SiC doped MgB2 will have a great potential for m     

Effect of Nano－SiC and Nano－Si Doping on Critical Current Density of MgB2

The discovery of superconductivity in magnesium diboride (MgB2) has opened up a new field in materials science research. It offers a possibility of a new class of high performance superconducting materials for practical applications because of the relatively low cost of fabrication, high critical current densities (Jc)and fields, large coherence length, absence of Weak links, higher Tc (Tc = 39 K) compared with Nb3Sn and Nb-Ti alloys (two or four times that of Nb3Sn and Nb-Ti alloys). However, the weak flux pinning in the magnetic field remains a major challenge. This paper reports the most interesting results on nenomaterial (SiC and Si) doping in magnesium diboride. The high density of nano-scele defects introduced by doping is responsible for the enhanced pinning. The fabrication method, critical current density, microstructures, flux pinning and cost for magnesium diboride bulks, wires and tapes are also discussed. It is believed that high performance SiC doped MgB2 will have a great potential for many practical applications at 5K to 25K up to 5T.     

Superconducting Properties and Microstructure in MgB2 Bulks, Wires and Tapes

We prepared a series of MgB2 bulk samples under different temperatures, holding time and increasing rates in temperature by the solid state reaction. The thermodynamic behavior and phase formation in the Mg-B system were studied by using DTA, XRD and SEM. The results indicate that the formation of the MgB2 phase is very fast and the high increasing rate in temperature is necessary to obtain high quality MgB2. In addition, the effects of the Zr-doping in Mg1-xZrxB2 bulk samples fabricated by the solid state reaction at ambient pressure on phase compositions, microstructure and flux pinning behavior were investigated by using XRD, SQUID magnetometer, SEM and TEM. Critical current density Jc can be significantly enhanced by the Zr-doping and the best data are achieved in Mg0.9Zr0.1B2. For this sample, Jc values are remarkably improved to 1. 83 × 106 A/cm2 in self-field and 5. 51 × 105 A/cm2in 1T at 20K. Also, high quality MgB2/Ta/Cu wires and tapes with and without Ti-doping, MgB2/Fe wires and 18 filamen     

Fabrication and superconducting properties of nano-SiC doped MgB2 tapes

Nano-SiC doped MgB2 tapes were prepared by the in situ powder-in-tube method. Heat treatment was performed at 650℃ for 1 h. XRD data indicate that SiC particles had reacted with the MgB2 during sintering process. MgB2 core seemed to be denser after SiC doping, and the critical temperature was slightly depressed. The critical current density Jc of the SiC doped tapes was significantly enhanced in magnetic fields up to 14 T compared to the undoped ones. For the 5% SiC doped samples, Jc was in- creased by a factor of 32 at 4.2 K, 10 T. The enhancement of Jc-B properties in SiC doped MgB2 tapes is considered to be due to the enhancement of grain linkages and the introduction of effective flux pining centers. The substitution of B by C in MgB2 grains is thought to be the main reason for the improve- ment of the flux pinning ability in SiC doped MgB2 tapes.     

Doping effects of ZrC and ZrB2 in the powder-in-tube processed MgB2 tapes

We have investigated the effects of ZrC and ZrB2 doping on the superconducting properties of the powder-in-tube processed MgB2/Fe tapes. Sam- ples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM/EDX), transport and magnetic measurements. We confirmed the fol- lowing quite different roles of ZrC and ZrB2 in MgB2. ZrC doping was found to decrease the transport critical current density (Jc) at 4.2 K, while the critical temperature (Tc) kept constant. In contrast, the Jc values in magnetic fields were enhanced greatly by the ZrB2 addition, which resulted in a decrease in Tc by only 0.5 K. The reason for different effects of two dopants is also discussed.     

Superconductivity in MgB2

In January of 2001 the superconductivity of the compound MgB2 with a critical temperature Tc of up to 39 K was discovered. This Tc is the highest in all intermetallic compound and alloy superconductors. MgB2 has a simple structure and its manufacturing capital cost is lower, therefore it could become a practical superconductor in the future. The recent progress is reviewed here which covers the progress in electronic structure, high Tc mechanism, superconducting parameters (Debye temperature, specific heat coefficient of electron, critical fields, coherent length, penetration depth, energy gap, critical current and relaxation rate of flux). Moreover the issue on power transmission is discussed.     

Violet/blue photoluminescence from CeO_2 thin film

CeO2 is a rare-earth oxide which has a face centered cubic fluorite crystal structure. It has fine chemical stabil-ity and high dielectrics (e = 26). Its lattice constant has closely matched to silicon and the dismatch is about 0.35%. It is always investigated as insulator material in the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structures, dielectric mate-rial and the buffer layer between the superconductor Yba2Cu3O7 and the Si substrate[1—6]. Recently, the PL of CeO2 was studied by many groups. The…     

Electron microprobe monazite Th-Pb dating and its constraints on multi-stage metamorphism of low-pressure pelitic granulite from the Jingshan Group in the Jiaobei terrane

U-Th-Pb chemical dating of monazite with the electron microprobe is a new method developed in the last dec-ade[1,2]. It is attracting more and more attention for its ad-vantages of quickness, cheapness and relative high reli-ability[3]. Although its precision (±10?30 Ma)[4,5] is not as high as the ion-probe (SHRIMP), it has very high spatial resolution (1?2 μm), more superior than other in-situ techniques for analyzing compositions of zoned monazite crystals of less than 50 μm in size. …     

Solid State Polymer Electrolytes for Dye-sensitized Solar Cell

1 Introduction Over the past decade,Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been intensively investigated as potential alternatives to conventional inorganic photovoltaic devices due to their low production cost and high energy conversion[1-4]. This type of solar cell has achieved an impressive energy conversion efficiency of over 10%,whose electrolyte is a voltaic organic liquid solvent containing iodide/triiodide as redox couple.However,the use of a liquid electrolyte brings difficulties in the practical application of DSSCs because of leakage and evaporation.It is well-known that ionic liquids having unique properties,such as nonvolatility,chemical and electrochemical stabilities,high ionic conductivity and gel-forming properties with polymer.Therefore,ionic liquids have attracted great attention in DSSCs due to their remarkable properties.The poly(theylene oxide) (PEO) is classical polymer matrix for solid polymer electrolyte.Based on this knowledge,our group introduced PEO-imidazole ionic liquid oligomer to electrolyte in DSSCs[2]. The gel electrolytes are also used to replace the liquid electrolytes.The gel electrolytes made from physically cross-linked gelators are unstable and have trouble in permeating into the pores of TiO2 electrodes.Our group introduced the quaternization reaction of two constituents of latent chemically cross-linked gel electrolyte precursors to overcome the permeating problem[3]. Pyridine group in organic molecules or poly(vinylpyridine) contained in the electrolyte not only can improve the open-circuit photovoltage,but also can be the reaction sites of quaternization reaction.The poly (4-vinylpyridine-co-acrylonitrile) has been synthesized and applied in the chemical gel electrolyte[4]. In this study,the copolymer of 4-vinylpyridine and oligo ethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate was synthesized and used to form all solid state electrolyte or quasi solid state electrolyte with multifunctional halogen derivatives in DSSCs.     

Characterization of Inverse Spinel LiNiVO_4 Cathode Materials Prepared by the Sol-gel and Polymer Precursor Method

1 Results Due to the high cell voltage of LiNiVO4,the compound properties have been continuously studied as the potential cathode material for Li-ion batteries.LiNiVO4 cathode product has been known to exhibit high cell voltage of 4.8 V[1].LiCH3COO.2H2O (Sigma),Ni(CH3COO)2.4H2O (Aldrich) and NH4VO3(Ajax Finechem) were used as the starting reactants. In this work,LiNiVO4 was prepared by the sol gel method.This method was used to replace the conventional solid state reaction method in terms of the sample preparation as well as enhancing the conductivity of the composite material by adding citric acid[2].Citric acid behaves not only as a chelating reagent but also as a carbon source[3].The product was characterized using TGA and XRD.The TGA result shows that the minimum temperature to sinter the precursor was around 600 ℃.The initial weight loss was 3.61% before 100 ℃ due to the evaporation of water.The decomposition process stops at temperature above 600 ℃.The prepared powder was sintered at various temperatures ranging from 500 ℃ to 700 ℃ for 3 h.The mechanism for the synthesis of LiNiVO4 was determined by analyzing the TGA spectra.This work also includes the several suggested reaction steps involved in the preparation of LiNiVO4.     

Fabrication of the 19-filament Fe/Cu clad MgB2 wire via in situ powder-in-tube method

Using commercial amorphous B powder (92% in purity) and Mg powder (99% in purity) as starting materials, 19-filament Fe/Cu clad MgB2 wires were fabricated by an in situ powder-in-tube method. Heat treatment was performed at 700℃ for 1 h under an argon gas atmosphere. The influence of Mg/B ratio on the microstructure and superconducting properties of the wires was investigated. It was found that the major phases of MgB2 wires were MgB2 accompanied with relatively small amounts of MgO and Fe2B impurities. With 5% excess Mg addition, the onset TC slightly decreased. However, the transport JC at 4.2 K and 4 T reached 1.07×104 A·cm-2, increasing by a factor of 1.4 compared to the stoichiometric sample. Moreover, the Mg1.05B2 sample showed an improved field dependence of JC, suggesting that less voids and smaller grain size of the Mg1.05B2 core lead to better grain connectivity and stronger flux pinning.     

High critical current density in powder-in-tube processed MgB2/Ta/Cu wire

The magnetization of dense MgB₂/Ta/Cu wires prepared by the powder-in-tube method is measured by a SQUID magnetometer. The results indicate that the critical temperature of MgB₂/Ta/Cu is around 38.4 K with a sharp transition width of 0.6 K. The MgB₂/Ta/Cu wire shows a strong flux pinning and the critical current density is higher than 10⁵ A/cm² (5 K, self-field) and 10⁴ A/cm² (20 K, 1 T). Also, the irreversibility field of the sample reaches 6.6 T at 5 K.     

5,5’-偶氮四唑-5-氮氧化物钠五水合物的晶体结构及相关理论研究

化合物5,5’-偶氮四唑钠（2）在稀盐酸中分解得到5-肼基四唑盐酸盐（3）,5-肼基四唑盐酸盐与氢氧化钠中和后除去产物中的NaCl,在甲醇中重结晶得到5,5’-偶氮四唑-5-氮氧化物钠五水合物（4）,采用MS,元素分析等对这些化合物进行表征. 用X射线单晶衍射法测定获得了化合物 3 和4的晶体数据. 化合物3属于单斜晶系,P2（1）/n空间群,其晶胞参数a=0.438（2）nm,b=2.395 6（2）nm,c=0.493 6（2）nm,Z=4,V=0.546（4）nm3,D_c=1.659 g/cm3,F（000）=280;化合物 4属于三单斜晶系,P-1空间群,其晶胞参数a=0.715 81（19） nm,b=0.766 3（2）nm,c=1.193 3（4） nm,Z=2,V=0.602 7（3） nm3,D_c=1.742 g/cm3,F（000）=324.      

High-pressure and high-temperature synthesis of MgB2 and its superconductivity

The single-phase sample of MgB₂ was prepared successfully at the temperature of 900℃ and under the pressure of 3 GPa. The structure of the sample was investigated using powder X-ray diffraction and Rietveld analysis. The results show that the structure of the sample belongs to the hexagonal structure with space group of P6/mmm, a=3.0861(5) Å, c=3.5222(8) Å. The magnetic and resistance measurements indicate that the superconducting transition temperature T_c is 39 K.     

Investigation of nanocrystalline structure in selected carbonaceous materials

The structural parameters of nine Indian coals were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. The study revealed that the coals contain crystalline carbon of turbostratic structure with amorphous carbon. The stacking height (L_c) and interlayer spacing (d₀₀₂) of the crystallite structure of the coals ranged from 1.986 to 2.373 nm and from 0.334 to 0.340 nm, respectively. The degree of graphitization was calculated to range from 42% to 99%, thereby confirming the ordering of the carbon layers with the increase in coal rank. An exponential correlation was observed among the aromaticity (f_a), the lateral size (L_a), and the rank (I₂₀/I₂₆), suggesting that the coal crystallites are nanocrystalline in nature. A very strong correlation was observed between the structural parameters (f_a, d₀₀₂, L_c, the H/C ratio, and I₂₀/I₂₆), the volatile matter content, and the elemental carbon content, indicating the structures of coals are controlled by the degree of contact metamorphism. The Raman spectra exhibited two prominent bands: the graphitic band (G) and the first-order characteristic defect band (D). The deconvolution resulted in five peaks: G, D1, D2, D3, and D4. The intense D1 band, which appeared at ~1350 cm?1, corresponds to a lattice vibration mode with A_1g symmetry. The D2 mode, which appeared at ~1610 cm?1, arises from the structural disorder as a shoulder on the G band.     

Combining sap flow meas- urement-based canopy stomatal conductance and ^13C discrimination to estimate forest carbon assimilation

The available methods for studying C uptake of forest and their problems in practices are reviewed, and a new approach to combining sap flow and ^13C techniques is proposed in this paper. This approach, obtained through strict mathematic derivation, combines sap flow measurement-based canopy stomatal conductance and ^13C discrimination to estimate instantaneous carbon assimilation rate of a forest. Namely the mean canopy stomatal conductance （gc） acquired from accurate measurement of sap flux density is integrated with the relationship between ^13C discrimination （A） and G/Ca （intercellular/ambient CO2 concentrations） and with that between Anet （net photosynthetic rate） and gco2 （stomatal conductance for CO2） so that a new relation between forest C uptake and A as well as gc is established. It is a new method of such kind for studying the C exchange between forest and atmosphere based on experimental ecology.     

The concentration quenching characteristics of 5D3-7FJ and 5D4-7FJ (J=0―6) transitions of Tb3+ in YBO3:Tb3+ phosphor

The photoluminescence quenching behaviors of ^5D3-^7Fj and ^5D4-^7Fj （J = 0—6） transitions of Tb^3＋ in YBO3：Tb under 130—290 nm excitation were systematically investigated. The results revealed that the quenching concentrations of both ^5D3-^7Fj and ^5D4-^7Fj transitions of Tb^3＋ in YBO3：Tb were mainly dependent on excitation wavelength. Particularly, the quenching concentrations of ^5D4-^7Fj transitions of Tb^3＋ under 130—290 nm excitation were correlated with excitation bands of YBO3：Tb. The quenching concentrations of ^5D3-^7Fj transitions remained at low concentration （2%） under 186—290 nm excitation and then increased gradually with energy of incoming excitation photon when excited at 130—186 nm. This dependence should be involved in their excitation mechanisms and quenching pathway in particular excitation region.[第一段]     

Comparative crystal structure determination of griseofulvin: Powder X-ray diffraction versus single-crystal X-ray diffraction

In an attempt to compare crystal structure determination from powder data and single-crystal data,crystal structure of griseofulvin(C 17 H 17 ClO 6) was tested by both powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Lattice parameters of griseofulvin are α=90.0°,a=b=8.9757,c=19.9345,V=1605.99 3 from powder data coinciding with α=90.0°,a=b=8.9714,c=19.8848,V=1600.46 3 from single-crystal data.Main processes of structure elucidating of griseofulvin by the two approaches were analyzed.Powder X-ray diffraction was demonstrated to be a powerful auxiliary implement to single-crystal X-ray diffraction in structure characterization,and its application can be popularized in the field of structure research of small organic molecules.     

Ferromagnetism at 230 K in （Ba0.7K0.3）（Zn0.85Mn0.15）2As2 diluted magnetic semiconductor

We report the ferromagnetism with Cure temperature Tcat 230 K in a new diluted magnetic semiconductor(DMS)(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2isostructural to ferropnictide 122 superconductors synthesized via low temperature sintering.Spin is doped by isovalence substitution of Mn2+for Zn2+,while charge is introduced by heterovalence substitution of K1+for Ba2+in(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2DMS,being different from(Ga,Mn)As where both spincharge are induced simultaneously by heterovalence substation of Mn2+for Ga3+.The(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2DMS shows spontaneous magnetization following T3/2dependence expected for a homogeneous ferromagnet with saturation moment 1.0μB for each Mn atom.