The sensible superconductor [magnesium diboride].

Cheap to make, simple to cool, easy to shape into wires, magnesium diboride could throw the field of superconducting applications wide open. With a superconducting transition temperature of 39 K, it can be conveniently cooled with commercial cryocoolers or liquid hydrogen (boiling point: 20.2 K). A...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 39, 7 (2002).
Main Author: Das, S.R
Format: Article
Language:English
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