Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.

Sergey Bud'ko

Paul Canfield

Douglas K Finnemore

Jerome E Ostenson

Gerard Lapertot

Cedomir Petrovic

Charles E Cunningham

Ruslan Prozorov

Makariy Tanatar

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Method of making a low resistivity electrical connection between an electrical conductor and an iron pnictide superconductor involves connecting the electrical conductor and superconductor using a tin or tin-based material therebetween, such as using a tin or tin-based solder. The superconductor can be based on doped AFeAs, where A can be Ca, Sr, Ba, Eu or combinations thereof for purposes of illustration only.

Low resistivity contact to iron-pnictide superconductors

A process to produce magnesium diboride objects from boron objects with a similar form is presented. Boron objects are reacted with magnesium vapor at a predetermined time and temperature to form magnesium diboride objects having a morphology similar to the boron object's original morphology.

Synthesis of superconducting magnesium diboride objects

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Ames, IA, United States of America

Sergey Bud'ko