Physical property characterization of bulk MgB 2 superconductor

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-294

  Awana, V P S ^a   Vajpayee, A ^a   Mudgel, M ^a   Ganesan, V ^b   Awasthi, A M ^b   Bhalla, G L ^c   Kishan, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b UGC DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURE (AP); MAGNETIC (CE); POLYCRYSTALLINE BULKS; PROPERTY CHARACTERIZATION; RAMAN SPECTRUM; SYNTHESIS (OF CHIRAL IONIC LIQUIDS);

ARGON; FERROMAGNETISM; INERT GASES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 46649114145     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: 14346036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2008-00174-1     Document Type: Article

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