Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0449629

Funded Activity Summary

Control of Nano-Structure for Enhancing the Performance of Magnesium Diboride Superconductor by Chemical Doping. Superconductor technology will play a significant role in a wide range of industry sectors and environments in the twenty first century. Widespread applications now depend significantly on cost-effective resolution of fundamental materials and fabrication issues. The aim of the proposed program is to bring together international experts from four leading groups to tailor the microstructure at nanoscale to improve flux pinning and the critical current density of the newly discovered magnesium diboride superconductors through readily available chemical doping. The expected outcome is the capability to produce a new generation of superconductors having high performance at low cost

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $305,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Industrial Chemistry | Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ceramics, glass and industrial mineral products not elsewhere classified | Energy storage and distribution |

Other Keywords

Ceramics, glass and industrial mineral products not elsewhere classified | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Energy storage and distribution | Industrial Chemistry | Materials Engineering | Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified

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