Abstract
The effects of graphene doping on the superconducting properties of MgB2 were studied. We found that small addition of graphene significantly improves the superconducting properties of MgB2, with only a small reduction in Tc. Low resistivity, high critical fields and enhanced flux-flow activation energy were observed for the optimally doped bulk sample. The spatial fluctuation in the transition temperature (δTc pinning) is the flux pinning mechanism in graphene-doped MgB2.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 634-637 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |