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We present the formation of MgB2 coatings by simple and novel aerosol deposition technique which has a potential to escalate towards the fabrication of long superconducting tapes. The thin MgB2 coatings were produced by using pre-synthesized MgB2 powder. The ability of this technique to form a precursor powder in a thin film form has greatly reduced the intricacies involved in the synthesis of MgB2 by other techniques like hybrid physical chemical vapor deposition etc. The as-synthesized thin films were characterized by the x-ray diffraction technique to study the structural properties. The thin films were found to be x-ray amorphous in nature depicting the formation of frustrated structure which showed a superconducting transition onset at around 36 K.
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This work was supported by the Global Research Laboratory Program (M60602000012) from the National Research Foundation of Korea through a grant provided by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (MEST) and by the KIMS internal program, “Development of Advanced Powder Materials technology for New Growth Engine and Its Transfer to Industry”.
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Sinha, B.B., Chung, K.C. Fabrication and Properties of MgB2 Coated Superconducting Tapes. J Supercond Nov Magn 26, 1507–1511 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-012-1957-7
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