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Superconducting Nb3Al by combustion synthesis: Structural characterization

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We report on the synthesis of superconducting Nb3Al intermetallic with a critical temperature of 18 K. Nb–3Al powder compacts were used to fabricate Nb3Al intermetallic by Mechanically Activated SHS (MA-SHS) and Mechanically Activated ElectroThermal Explosion (MA-ETE). Phase composition of the obtained samples was characterized by XRD, SEM, optical microscopy, EDX, and atomic emission spectroscopy (AES).

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Hafs, A., Benaldjia, A. & Hafs, T. Superconducting Nb3Al by combustion synthesis: Structural characterization. Int. J Self-Propag. High-Temp. Synth. 25, 159–165 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3103/S106138621603002X

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