Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0452522

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0452522

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

High-Performance Magnesium Diboride-Based Nanocomposite Conductors. Magnesium diborides (MgB2) is a newly discovered superconductor with a record high critical temperature (39 K) among the low-temperature superconductors. Superior properties of MgB2 make it very promising for engineering applications above 20 K. This project aims to develop a novel, low-cost, energy-saving, and industrially-feasible technique to make MgB2-based nanocomposite conductors that may overcome the critical problems existing in the material. The outcomes of this project will be the development of a new fabrication method and improved performance of MgB2-based conductors. The results also will increase our understanding of flux pinning at the nanoscale.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 07-01-2004

End Date: 06-01-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $197,466.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

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

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Energy storage | Electricity transmission | Energy distribution not elsewhere classified

Other Keywords

Composite Materials | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Electricity transmission | Energy distribution not elsewhere classified | Energy storage | Materials Engineering | Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified

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