Neutron irradiation of Mg11B2: From the enhancement to the suppression of superconducting properties

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Putti, M ^a   Braccini, V ^a   Ferdeghini, C ^a   Gatti, F ^a   Grasso, G ^a   Manfrinetti, P ^a   Marre D ^a   Palenzona, A ^a   Pallecchi, I ^a   Tarantini, C ^a   Sheikin, I ^b   Aebersold, H U ^c   Lehmann, E ^c  

^a Laboratory of Innovative and Artificial Materials Genoa   (Italy)

^b GRENOBLE HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY   (France)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DEFECT DENSITY; IRREVERSIBILITY; SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES; THERMAL NEUTRONS;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 17944380084     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1880450     Document Type: Article

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