Enhancement of in-field Jc in MgB2∕Fe wire using single- and multiwalled carbon nanotubes

J. H. Kim, W. K. Yeoh, M. J. Qin, X. Xu, S. X. Dou, P. Munroe, H. Kumakura, T. Nakane, C. H. Jiang
2006 Applied Physics Letters  
We investigated the doping effects of SWCNTs and MWCNTs on the Tc, lattice parameters, Jc(B), microstructure, and Hc2 of MgB2/Fe wire. These effects systematically showed the following sequence for Tc and the a-axis: the SWCNT doped wire < the MWshortCNT doped wire < the MWlongCNT doped wire < un-doped wire, while Jc(B) followed the sequence of the SWCNT doped wire > the MWshortCNT doped wire > the MWlongCNT doped wire > un-doped wire. A dominating mechanism behind all these findings is the
more » ... l of C substitution for B in the lattice. The best Jc(B) and Hc2 were obtained on SWCNT doped wire because the level of C substitution for B in this wire is higher than all others.
doi:10.1063/1.2355467 fatcat:xkqqfn6vcfdnpdkx5kevlogpl4