Research News

A Breakthrough in MgB2

Record high critical current density and strong flux pinning achieved in MgB2 through nano-SiC doping. The following papers outline breakthrough research conducted at the Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials.

Enhancement of the Critical Current Density and Flux Pinning of MgB2 Superconductor by Nanoparticle SiC Doping
Mechanism of Enhancement in Electromagnetic Properties of MgB2 by Nano SiC Doping
Alignment of Carbon Nanotube Additives for Improved Performance of Magnesium Diboride Superconductors
Carbohydrate Doping to Enhance Electromagnetic Properties of MgB2 Superconductors
Summary of Nano-SiC Doped MgB2

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Advances in Energy Storage Materials

Preparation and Electrochemical Properties of SnO2 Nanowires for Application in Lithium-Ion Batteries
Highly Reversible Lithium Storage in Spheroidal Carbon-Coated Silicon Nanocomposites as Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries
Synthesis of NiO Nanotubes for use as Negative Electrodes in Lithium Ion Batteries

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High Critical Current Density in MgB2 and High-Tc Superconductors Multilayer Thin Films

Drastic Improvement of Surface Structure and Current-Carrying Ability in YBa2Cu3O7 Films by Introducing Multilayered Structure
Significant Improvement of Activation Energy in MgB2/Mg2Si Multilayer Films

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Spin-electronic, Ferroelectric, Opto-electronic Materials

Room-temperature Ferromagnetism in Mn and Fe co-doped In2O3
Fiber-optic Temperature Sensor Based on Interference of Selective Higher-order Modes
High Temperature Ferromagnetism in Ni-doped In₂O₃ and Indium-tin Oxide
Orientation Dependent Ferroelectric Properties in Samarium Doped Bismuth Titanate Thin Films Grown by the Pulsed-laser-ablation Method

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Terahertz Science, Thermionics & Solid-State Physics

Two Color Plasmon Excitation in an Electron-hole Bilayer Structure Controlled by the Spin-orbit Interaction
Impurity Mediated Absorption Continuum in Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes
Pressure Induced Transition in Magnetoresistance of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes
Spin-orbit Interaction Enhanced Polaron Effect in Two-dimensional Semiconductors
Thermionic Cooling in Cylindrical Semiconductor Nanostructures
Nphoton Terahertz Technology

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