An electrochemical technique has been introduced and applied to fabricate superconducting MgB2 films in molten salts. MgCl2, Mg（BO2）2, NaCl, and KCl were used as electrolyte, graphite was used as the anode, and copp...An electrochemical technique has been introduced and applied to fabricate superconducting MgB2 films in molten salts. MgCl2, Mg（BO2）2, NaCl, and KCl were used as electrolyte, graphite was used as the anode, and copper was used as the cathode, respectively. X-ray diffraction （XRD） analysis was chosen to investigate the phase composition and crystallinity of the films at different electrolysis temperatures. Stan- dard four-probe technique and SQUID were applied to investigate the temperature dependence of resistance （R-T） properties and magnetic properties of the films, respectively. The results indicate that MgB2 films have been fabricated on the copper cathodes, and superconducting transition takes place close to 50 K.展开更多
基金the Research Foundation of Science and Technology PlanProject in Liaoning Province of China (Nos.20060623 and 2006402049).
文摘An electrochemical technique has been introduced and applied to fabricate superconducting MgB2 films in molten salts. MgCl2, Mg（BO2）2, NaCl, and KCl were used as electrolyte, graphite was used as the anode, and copper was used as the cathode, respectively. X-ray diffraction （XRD） analysis was chosen to investigate the phase composition and crystallinity of the films at different electrolysis temperatures. Stan- dard four-probe technique and SQUID were applied to investigate the temperature dependence of resistance （R-T） properties and magnetic properties of the films, respectively. The results indicate that MgB2 films have been fabricated on the copper cathodes, and superconducting transition takes place close to 50 K.
