Doping-Induced Isotopic Mg11B2 Bulk Superconductor for Fusion Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Cai, Q.; Guo, Q.; Liu, Y.; Ma, Z.; Li, H.; Qiu, W.; Patel, D.; Jie, H.; Kim, J.H.; Somer, M.; et al. Doping-Induced Isotopic Mg11B2 Bulk Superconductor for Fusion Application. Energies 2017, 10, 409. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10030409
Cai Q, Guo Q, Liu Y, Ma Z, Li H, Qiu W, Patel D, Jie H, Kim JH, Somer M, et al. Doping-Induced Isotopic Mg11B2 Bulk Superconductor for Fusion Application. Energies. 2017; 10(3):409. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10030409
Chicago/Turabian StyleCai, Qi, Qianying Guo, Yongchang Liu, Zongqing Ma, Huijun Li, Wenbin Qiu, Dipak Patel, Hyunseock Jie, Jung Ho Kim, Mehmet Somer, and et al. 2017. "Doping-Induced Isotopic Mg11B2 Bulk Superconductor for Fusion Application" Energies 10, no. 3: 409. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10030409