Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0560280

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0560280

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of Magnesium Diboride Superconductor Wires with High Upper Critical Field for MRI Applications. The aim of the program is to demonstrate the superconducting magnesium diboride (MgB2) wires with improved upper critical field (Hc2,) appropriate for large-scale applications. The basic idea will be based on the two-gap superconductivity to add well-distributed impurities which will act as scatterers, increasing resistivity, and thus Hc2. The core innovation of this proposal is based on the recent breakthrough in MgB2 that was made by the CIs through nano-SiC particle doping, which achieved a record high Hc2 in bulk form and enhancement of critical current density, Jc, in magnetic fields by an order of magnitude. The expected outcome is the development of superconducting MgB2 wires and coils with high Hc2 and Jc for MRI applications.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-08-2005

End Date: 14-08-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $515,304.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

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

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other | Energy storage | Electricity transmission |

Other Keywords

Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Electrical Engineering | Electricity transmission | Energy storage | Materials Engineering | Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Other

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