Enhancement of critical current density in Mg incorporated ex-situ MgB2 via co-addition of B4C and Dy2O3

By utilising the solid-state sintering route, bulk polycrystalline ex-situ MgB2 added with 0.5 mol Mg + 5.0 wt% B4C + x wt% Dy2O3 (x = 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0) were fabricated. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) showed the dominance of MgB2 phase across the samples. Simultaneous addition of Mg, B4C and Dy2O3 was fo...

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Main Authors: Peh, Hoo Keong, Chen, Soo Kien, Hapipi, Nurhidayah Mohd, Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang, Lim, Kean Pah, Tan, Kar Ban, Shaari, Abdul Halim, Shabdin, Muhd Kashfi, Mohamed, Arebat Ryad Alhadei, Lee, Oon Jew, Huy, Nguyen Quang, Tran, Duc H., Miryala, Muralidhar
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2025
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author Peh, Hoo Keong
Chen, Soo Kien
Hapipi, Nurhidayah Mohd
Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang
Lim, Kean Pah
Tan, Kar Ban
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Shabdin, Muhd Kashfi
Mohamed, Arebat Ryad Alhadei
Lee, Oon Jew
Huy, Nguyen Quang
Tran, Duc H.
Miryala, Muralidhar
author_facet Peh, Hoo Keong
Chen, Soo Kien
Hapipi, Nurhidayah Mohd
Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang
Lim, Kean Pah
Tan, Kar Ban
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Shabdin, Muhd Kashfi
Mohamed, Arebat Ryad Alhadei
Lee, Oon Jew
Huy, Nguyen Quang
Tran, Duc H.
Miryala, Muralidhar
author_sort Peh, Hoo Keong
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description By utilising the solid-state sintering route, bulk polycrystalline ex-situ MgB2 added with 0.5 mol Mg + 5.0 wt% B4C + x wt% Dy2O3 (x = 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0) were fabricated. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) showed the dominance of MgB2 phase across the samples. Simultaneous addition of Mg, B4C and Dy2O3 was found to increase the MgB2 fraction. The onset of critical temperature remained unchanged indicating negligibly small C doping into the MgB2. The critical current density, Jc was measured using a SQUID magnetometer on rectangular bulk samples. As compared with the pure ex-situ MgB2, Jc of the sample for x = 2.0 is around 30 times larger reaching 1.2 × 105 A·cm−2 at 20 K and self-field. As revealed by the transmission electron microscopy images, the presence of DyB4 nanoparticles may serve as effective flux pinning centres leading to the great enhancement of Jc.
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spelling upm-1185412025-07-16T03:15:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118541/ Enhancement of critical current density in Mg incorporated ex-situ MgB2 via co-addition of B4C and Dy2O3 Peh, Hoo Keong Chen, Soo Kien Hapipi, Nurhidayah Mohd Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang Lim, Kean Pah Tan, Kar Ban Shaari, Abdul Halim Shabdin, Muhd Kashfi Mohamed, Arebat Ryad Alhadei Lee, Oon Jew Huy, Nguyen Quang Tran, Duc H. Miryala, Muralidhar By utilising the solid-state sintering route, bulk polycrystalline ex-situ MgB2 added with 0.5 mol Mg + 5.0 wt% B4C + x wt% Dy2O3 (x = 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0) were fabricated. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) showed the dominance of MgB2 phase across the samples. Simultaneous addition of Mg, B4C and Dy2O3 was found to increase the MgB2 fraction. The onset of critical temperature remained unchanged indicating negligibly small C doping into the MgB2. The critical current density, Jc was measured using a SQUID magnetometer on rectangular bulk samples. As compared with the pure ex-situ MgB2, Jc of the sample for x = 2.0 is around 30 times larger reaching 1.2 × 105 A·cm−2 at 20 K and self-field. As revealed by the transmission electron microscopy images, the presence of DyB4 nanoparticles may serve as effective flux pinning centres leading to the great enhancement of Jc. Elsevier Ltd 2025-01-25 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118541/1/118541.pdf Peh, Hoo Keong and Chen, Soo Kien and Hapipi, Nurhidayah Mohd and Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang and Lim, Kean Pah and Tan, Kar Ban and Shaari, Abdul Halim and Shabdin, Muhd Kashfi and Mohamed, Arebat Ryad Alhadei and Lee, Oon Jew and Huy, Nguyen Quang and Tran, Duc H. and Miryala, Muralidhar (2025) Enhancement of critical current density in Mg incorporated ex-situ MgB2 via co-addition of B4C and Dy2O3. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1012. art. no. 178233. pp. 1-7. ISSN 0925-8388; eISSN: 0925-8388 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0925838824048217 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.178233
spellingShingle Peh, Hoo Keong
Chen, Soo Kien
Hapipi, Nurhidayah Mohd
Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang
Lim, Kean Pah
Tan, Kar Ban
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Shabdin, Muhd Kashfi
Mohamed, Arebat Ryad Alhadei
Lee, Oon Jew
Huy, Nguyen Quang
Tran, Duc H.
Miryala, Muralidhar
Enhancement of critical current density in Mg incorporated ex-situ MgB2 via co-addition of B4C and Dy2O3
title Enhancement of critical current density in Mg incorporated ex-situ MgB2 via co-addition of B4C and Dy2O3
title_full Enhancement of critical current density in Mg incorporated ex-situ MgB2 via co-addition of B4C and Dy2O3
title_fullStr Enhancement of critical current density in Mg incorporated ex-situ MgB2 via co-addition of B4C and Dy2O3
title_full_unstemmed Enhancement of critical current density in Mg incorporated ex-situ MgB2 via co-addition of B4C and Dy2O3
title_short Enhancement of critical current density in Mg incorporated ex-situ MgB2 via co-addition of B4C and Dy2O3
title_sort enhancement of critical current density in mg incorporated ex-situ mgb2 via co-addition of b4c and dy2o3
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