8 research outputs found
Microwave Harmonic Emission in MgB2 Superconductor: Comparison with YBaCuO
We report results of microwave second-harmonic generation in ceramic samples
of MgB2, prepared by different methods. The SH signal has been investigated as
a function of the temperature and the static magnetic field. The results are
discussed in the framework of models reported in the literature. We show that
the peculiarities of the SH signal are related to the specific properties of
the sample. A comparison with the results obtained in ceramic and crystalline
YBa(2)Cu(3)O(7) shows that the second-harmonic emission in MgB2 is weaker than
that observed in ceramic YBa(2)Cu(3)O(7).Comment: 13 pages, 6 figures; Proceedings of Third Workshop on Metamaterials
and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and TLC (Rome, 30-31
March, 2006
Microwave response of bulk MgB2 samples of different granularity
The microwave response of three high-density bulk MgB2 samples has been
investigated in the linear and nonlinear regimes. The three samples,
characterized by different mean size of grains, have been obtained by reactive
infiltration of liquid Mg in powdered B preforms. The linear response has been
studied by measuring the microwave surface impedance; the nonlinear response by
detecting the power radiated by the sample at the second-harmonic frequency of
the driving field. Our results suggest that bulk MgB2 prepared by the liquid Mg
infiltration technique is particularly promising for manufacturing resonant
cavities operating at microwave frequencies.Comment: 4 pages, 2 embedded figures; Proceedings of 7th EUCAS Conference
(11-15 September 2005, Vienna - Austria
Superconducting Microwave Cavity Made of Bulk MgB2
We report the successful manufacture and characterization of a microwave
resonant cylindrical cavity made of bulk MgB2 superconductor (Tc = 38.5 K),
which has been produced by the Reactive Liquid Mg Infiltration technique. The
quality factor of the cavity for the TE011 mode, resonating at 9.79 GHz, has
been measured as a function of the temperature. At T = 4.2 K, the unloaded
quality factor is 2.2x10^5; it remains of the order of 10^5 up to T ~ 30 K. We
discuss the potential performance improvements of microwave cavities built from
bulk MgB2 materials produced by reactive liquid Mg infiltration.Comment: 7 pages, 2 embedded figures, accepted for publication in Supercond.
Sci. Techno
Near-Tc second-harmonic emission in high-density bulk MgB2 at microwave frequency
We discuss the microwave second-harmonic generation in high-density bulk
MgB2, prepared by the reactive liquid Mg infiltration technology. The intensity
of the harmonic signal has been investigated as a function of temperature and
amplitudes of the DC and microwave magnetic fields. The results are discussed
in the framework of a phenomenological theory, based on the two-fluid model,
which assumes that both the microwave and static magnetic fields, penetrating
in the surface layers of the sample, weakly perturb the partial concentrations
of the normal and superconducting fluids. We show that, in order to account for
the experimental results, it is essential to suppose that in MgB2 the densities
of the normal and condensed fluids linearly depend on the temperature.Comment: 6 pages, 4 embedded figures, submitted to Eur. Phys. J.
Effects of Weak Links in the Nonlinear Microwave Response of MgB2 Superconductor
We report experimental results of second-harmonic (SH) response at microwave frequency
in several ceramic MgB2 samples, prepared by different methods. The SH signal has been
investigated as a function of the temperature and DC magnetic field. The investigation has
been carried out at low magnetic fields, where nonlinear processes arising from motion of
Abrikosov fluxons are ineffective. We show that the low-temperature SH emission is ascribable
to processes involving weak links. Comparison among the peculiarities of the SH signal
radiated by the different samples shows that the presence of weak links strongly depends on
the sample preparation method, as well as on the purity and morphology of the components
used for the preparation