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Improved Hydrogen Storage Properties Of Mgh2 Doped With Chlorides Of Transition Metals Hf And Fe, M Ismail Ismail, Yue Zhao, Xuebin Yu, S X. Dou Oct 2014

Improved Hydrogen Storage Properties Of Mgh2 Doped With Chlorides Of Transition Metals Hf And Fe, M Ismail Ismail, Yue Zhao, Xuebin Yu, S X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

The effects of HfCl4 and FeCl3 addition on the de/rehydrogenation properties of MgH2 were investigated. Both HfCl4 and FeCl3-doped MgH2 samples started to released hydrogen at about 270 °C, a decreased of about 70 °C and about 140 °C compared to as-milled and as-received MgH2, respectively. In terms of the desorption kinetics, the HfCl4-doped MgH2 sample showed significant improvement, with 6.0 wt.% hydrogen released within 10 min at 300 °C, while the FeCl3-doped MgH2 and undoped MgH2 samples released 3.5 and 0.2 wt.% hydrogen, respectively, under the same conditions. In terms of the absorption kinetics, 5.5 wt.% hydrogen was charged …


Polypyrrole Doped With Redox-Active Poly(2-Methoxyaniline-5-Sulfonic Acid) For Lithium Secondary Batteries, Yang Yang, Caiyun Wang, Syed A. Ashraf, Gordon G. Wallace Mar 2014

Polypyrrole Doped With Redox-Active Poly(2-Methoxyaniline-5-Sulfonic Acid) For Lithium Secondary Batteries, Yang Yang, Caiyun Wang, Syed A. Ashraf, Gordon G. Wallace

Gordon Wallace

Polypyrrole is a promising electrode material for flexible/bendable energy storage devices due to its inherent fast redox switching, mechanical flexibility, easy processability and being environmentally benign. However, its low attainable capacity limits its practical applications. Here, we synthesise a polypyrrole/poly(2-methoxyaniline-5-sulfonic acid) (PPy/PMAS) composite by incorporating redox-active PMAS into a PPy matrix via an electropolymerization method. For comparison, polypyrrole containing the electrochemically inert dopant p-toluenesulfonate (PPy-pTS) was prepared under the same conditions. The resultant PPy/PMAS film shows greatly improved electrochemical properties by harnessing the contribution from PMAS, i.e. higher specific capacity, better rate capability and improved cycling stability when used as …


Quantifying Fibronectin Adhesion With Nanoscale Spatial Resolution On Glycosaminoglycan Doped Polypyrrole Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Amy Gelmi, Michael J. Higgins, Gordon G. Wallace Mar 2014

Quantifying Fibronectin Adhesion With Nanoscale Spatial Resolution On Glycosaminoglycan Doped Polypyrrole Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Amy Gelmi, Michael J. Higgins, Gordon G. Wallace

Gordon Wallace

The interaction of ECM proteins is critical in determining the performance of materials used in biomedical applications such as tissue regeneration, implantable bionics and biosensing. Methods: To improve our understanding of ECM protein–conducting polymer interactions, we have used Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) to elucidate the interactions of fibronectin (FN) on polypyrrole (PPy) doped with different glycosaminoglycans. Results: We were able to classify four main types of FN interactions, including those related to 1) non-specific adhesion, 2) protein unfolding and subsequent unbinding from the surface, 3) desorption and 4) interactions with no adhesion. FN adhesion on PPy/hyaluronic acid showed a significantly …


Surface Properties And Interaction Forces Of Biopolymer-Doped Conductive Polypyrrole Surfaces By Atomic Force Microscopy, Jani M. Pelto, Suvi P. Haimi, Aliisa S. Siljander, Susanna S. Miettinen, Kirsi M. Tappura, Michael J. Higgins, Gordon G. Wallace Mar 2014

Surface Properties And Interaction Forces Of Biopolymer-Doped Conductive Polypyrrole Surfaces By Atomic Force Microscopy, Jani M. Pelto, Suvi P. Haimi, Aliisa S. Siljander, Susanna S. Miettinen, Kirsi M. Tappura, Michael J. Higgins, Gordon G. Wallace

Gordon Wallace

Surface properties and electrical charges are critical factors elucidating cell interactions on biomaterial surfaces. The surface potential distribution and the nanoscopic and microscopic surface elasticity of organic polypyrrole-hyaluronic acid (PPy-HA) were studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in a fluid environment in order to explain the observed enhancement in the attachment of human adipose stem cells on positively charged PPy-HA films. The electrostatic force between the AFM tip and a charged PPy-HA surface, the tip-sample adhesion force, and elastic moduli were estimated from the AFM force curves, and the data were fitted to electrostatic double-layer and elastic contact models. The …


Reaction Method Control Of Impurity Scattering In C-Doped Mgb2: Proving The Role Of Defects Besides C Substitution Level, S K. Chen, K Y. Tan, A S. Halim, X Xu, K S. B De Silva, W K. Yeoh, S X. Dou, A Kursumovic, J L. Macmanus-Driscoll Mar 2014

Reaction Method Control Of Impurity Scattering In C-Doped Mgb2: Proving The Role Of Defects Besides C Substitution Level, S K. Chen, K Y. Tan, A S. Halim, X Xu, K S. B De Silva, W K. Yeoh, S X. Dou, A Kursumovic, J L. Macmanus-Driscoll

Shi Xue Dou

In this study, Si and C were incorporated into polycrystalline MgB2 via in situ reaction of Mg and B with either SiC or with separate Si and C (Si+C). The electrical transport and magnetic properties of the two series of samples were compared. The corrected resistivity at 40K, pA(40K), is higher for the SiC reacted samples regardless of carbon (C) substitution level, indicating larger intragrain scattering because of the simultaneous reaction between Mg and SiC and carbon substitution during the formation of MgB2. In addition, because of the cleaner reaction route for the SiC reacted samples, the calculated active area …


Giant And Anisotropic Magnetoresistances In P-Type Bi-Doped Sb 2te 3 Bulk Single Crystals, Z J. Yue, Xiaolin Wang, Y Du, S M. Mahboobeh, Frank F. Yun, Z X. Cheng, S. X. Dou Dec 2013

Giant And Anisotropic Magnetoresistances In P-Type Bi-Doped Sb 2te 3 Bulk Single Crystals, Z J. Yue, Xiaolin Wang, Y Du, S M. Mahboobeh, Frank F. Yun, Z X. Cheng, S. X. Dou

Zengji Yue

Antimony telluride (Sb2Te3) compounds are well known as excellent thermoelectric materials and have been recently confirmed as three-dimensional topological insulators. In this letter, we have investigated the anisotropic magneto-transport properties of p-type Bi-doped Sb2Te3 bulk single crystals over a broad range of temperatures, degrees and magnetic fields. Giant magnetoresistance (MR) of up to 230% was observed, which exhibits quadratic field dependences in low fields and becomes linear at high fields without any trend towards saturation. The giant MR also shows strong anisotropy with anisotropy ratio up to 210% in angle-dependent measurements. The giant MR might result from strong intervalley and …


Temperature Effect On Microstructure And Electromagnetic Performance Of Polycarbosilane And Sugar-Doped Mgb2 Wires, Andrey V. Shcherbakov, Josip Horvat, Olga V. Shcherbakova, Nikolina Novosel, Emil Babic, S. X. Dou Oct 2013

Temperature Effect On Microstructure And Electromagnetic Performance Of Polycarbosilane And Sugar-Doped Mgb2 Wires, Andrey V. Shcherbakov, Josip Horvat, Olga V. Shcherbakova, Nikolina Novosel, Emil Babic, S. X. Dou

Josip Horvat

The effect of processing temperature on structural and superconducting properties of 10 wt.% sugar- and 10 wt.% PCS-doped MgB2 wires is systematically investigated. It is demonstrated that these dopants significantly enhance the electromagnetic performance of Fe-clad MgB2 superconductor and increase its potential for practical application. The enhancement of in-field critical current density (Jc(Ba)) and upper critical field (Bc2) is due to formation of a large amount of lattice defects caused by impurities and C substitution into the MgB2 crystal lattice. High temperature sintering of sugar-doped sample results in as high Bc2 value as 37 T (at 5 K), which correlates …


Enhancement Of The Refrigerant Capacity In Low Level Boron Doped La0.8gd0.2fe11.4si1.6, P Shamba, R Zeng, Jianli Wang, S J. Campbell, S X. Dou Jul 2013

Enhancement Of The Refrigerant Capacity In Low Level Boron Doped La0.8gd0.2fe11.4si1.6, P Shamba, R Zeng, Jianli Wang, S J. Campbell, S X. Dou

Jianli Wang

The effects of boron doping on the itinerant-electron metamagnetic (IEM) transition and the magnetocaloric effects (MCEs) in the cubic NaZn13-type La0.8Gd0.2Fe11.4Si1.6 compound have been investigated. The Curie temperature, TC, of La0.8Gd0.2Fe11.4Si1.6Bx compounds with x=0, 0.03, 0.06, 0.2 and 0.3 was found to increase from 200 K to 222 K with increase in boron doping, x. The maximum values of the isothermal magnetic entropy change, ΔSM, (derived using the Maxwell relation for a field change ΔB=0-5 T) in La0.8Gd0.2Fe11.4Si1.6Bx with x=0, 0.03, 0.06, 0.2 and 0.3 are 14.8, 16, 15, 7.5 and 6.6 J kg−1 K−1 respectively, with corresponding values of …


Magnetic Properties In Polycrystalline And Single Crystal Ca-Doped Lacoo3, R Zeng, J C. Debnath, Dapeng Chen, P Shamba, Jianli Wang, S J. Kennedy, S J. Campbell, Tania M. Silver, S. X. Dou Jul 2013

Magnetic Properties In Polycrystalline And Single Crystal Ca-Doped Lacoo3, R Zeng, J C. Debnath, Dapeng Chen, P Shamba, Jianli Wang, S J. Kennedy, S J. Campbell, Tania M. Silver, S. X. Dou

Jianli Wang

Polycrystalline (PC) and single crystalline (SC) Ca-doped LaCoO3 (LCCO) samples with the perovskite structure were synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction and the floating-zone growth method. We present the results of a comprehensive investigation of the magnetic properties of the LCCO system. Systematic measurements have been conducted on dc magnetization, ac susceptibility, exchange-bias, and the magnetocaloric effect. These findings suggest that complex structural phases, ferromagnetic (FM), and spin-glass/cluster-spin-glass (CSG), and their transitions exist in PC samples, while there is a much simpler magnetic phase in SC samples. It was also of interest to discover that the CSG induced a magnetic field …


The Effects Of Annealing Temperature On The In-Field Jc And Surface Pinning In Silicone Oil Doped Mgb2 Bulks And Wires, M S. Hossain, A Motaman, O Cicek, H Agil, E Ertekin, A Gencer, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou Jun 2013

The Effects Of Annealing Temperature On The In-Field Jc And Surface Pinning In Silicone Oil Doped Mgb2 Bulks And Wires, M S. Hossain, A Motaman, O Cicek, H Agil, E Ertekin, A Gencer, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

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Lanthanum Doped Multiferroic Dyfeo3: Structural And Magnetic Properties, Yi Du, Zhenxiang Cheng, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou Jun 2013

Lanthanum Doped Multiferroic Dyfeo3: Structural And Magnetic Properties, Yi Du, Zhenxiang Cheng, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

Lanthanum doped multiferroic DyFeO3 was synthesized by solid state reaction. X-ray diffraction and refinement show that the lattice parameters of Dy1−xLaxFeO3 increase linearly with the La content. Raman spectroscopy reveals that the short-range force constant in Dy1−xLaxFeO3 is decreased by La3+ ion substitution. The spin reorientation phase transition temperature (TSRPT) is observed to decrease along with the doping level. The antiferromagnetic ordering temperature TN of Fe3+ ions is depressed with increasing doping level. Both decreasing TSRPT and decreasing TN indicate that Fe–Dy and Fe–Fe interactions are weakened by La substitution. It is found that the electron configuration of Fe3+ is …


Increased Superconductivity For Cnt Doped Mgb2 Sintered In 5t Pulsed Magnetic Field, Wenxian Li, Ying Li, Rong Hua Chen, Rong Zeng, Lin Lu, Yun Zhang, Michael Tomsic, Matthew Rindfleisch, S. X. Dou Jun 2013

Increased Superconductivity For Cnt Doped Mgb2 Sintered In 5t Pulsed Magnetic Field, Wenxian Li, Ying Li, Rong Hua Chen, Rong Zeng, Lin Lu, Yun Zhang, Michael Tomsic, Matthew Rindfleisch, S. X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

The superconductivity of carbon nanotube (CNT) doped MgB2 sintered in pulsed magnetic field (PMF) was investigated with Raman scattering measurements and Raman spectral fit analysis. Although the carbon (C) substitution for the boron (B) is increased for the sample sintered in PMF, its superconductivity is advanced comparing with the sample sintered without PMF. The improved critical transition temperature, Tc, is attributed to the strengthening of the electron-phonon coupling (EPC) in MgB2, as reflected by the broadened E 2g mode in the Raman spectra, because the carbon atoms are homogeneously distributed in the boron planes.


Superconducting Properties Of Carbonaceous Chemical Doped Mgb2, Wenxian Li, S X. Dou Jun 2013

Superconducting Properties Of Carbonaceous Chemical Doped Mgb2, Wenxian Li, S X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

The discovery of superconductivity in magnesium diboride (MgB2: 39 K, in January 2001) (Nagamatsu et al., 2001) has generated enormous interest and excitement in the superconductivity community and the world in general, but especially among researchers into superconductivity in non-oxide and boron related compounds.


Competition Between The Crystal Field And The Exchange Field In Er3+ Doped Ndmno3, Fang Hong, Zhenxiang Cheng, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou Jun 2013

Competition Between The Crystal Field And The Exchange Field In Er3+ Doped Ndmno3, Fang Hong, Zhenxiang Cheng, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

A careful investigation of specific heat shows that the ground state splitting of Nd3þ has been modified by the Er3þ doping, as it shows a nonlinear dependence on the Er3þ doping rate, due to the competition between the crystal field and the exchange field. This competition could be further confirmed by the anomalies in the magnetic entropy and the ground state splitting found in Nd0.9Er0.1MnO3. On the contrary, the ground state splitting of Er3þ has a linear dependence on the doping rate, indicating its stronger dependence on the crystal field rather than the exchange field.


"Density Of States, Magnetic And Transport Properties Of Nd Doped Two Dimensional Perovskite Compound Sr2coo4", Qiwen Yao, Hideo Kimura, Xiaolin Wang, Kosta Konstantinov, Hongyang Zhao, Hai Qiu, Rumi Tanahashi, Kiyoshi Ozawa, S. X. Dou Jun 2013

"Density Of States, Magnetic And Transport Properties Of Nd Doped Two Dimensional Perovskite Compound Sr2coo4", Qiwen Yao, Hideo Kimura, Xiaolin Wang, Kosta Konstantinov, Hongyang Zhao, Hai Qiu, Rumi Tanahashi, Kiyoshi Ozawa, S. X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

"Structures, transport, magnetic properties, and first principle calculation results will be reported for the two dimensional layered structured perovskite compounds Sr2-xNdxCoO4 (x = 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25). Structure refinement results revealed that these compounds crystallized in K2NiF4-type structures with space group I4/mmm. The temperature dependence of resistivity showed semiconductor like behavior for these samples. It was found that the lattice parameter c decreases as the doping level x increases. The compounds exhibited a paramagnetic to ferromagnetic transition at temperatures of about 170, 125 K for the x = 1 and 0.75 samples, respectively. The temperature dependence of resistivity for the …


Correlation Between Doping Induced Disorder And Superconducting Properties In Carbohydrate Doped Mgb2, Jung Ho Kim, S X. Dou, Sangjun Oh, M Jercinovic, E Babic, T Nakane, Hiroaki Kumakura Jun 2013

Correlation Between Doping Induced Disorder And Superconducting Properties In Carbohydrate Doped Mgb2, Jung Ho Kim, S X. Dou, Sangjun Oh, M Jercinovic, E Babic, T Nakane, Hiroaki Kumakura

Shi Xue Dou

A comprehensive study of the effects of carbohydrate doping on the superconductivity of MgB2 has been conducted. In accordance with the dual reaction model, more carbon substitution is achieved at lower sintering temperature. As the sintering temperature is lowered, lattice disorder is increased. Disorder is an important factor determining the transition temperature for the samples studied in this work, as evidenced from the correlations among the lattice strain, the resistivity, and the transition temperature. It is further shown that the increased critical current density in the high field region can be understood by a recently-proposed percolation model [M. Eisterer et …


Structure, Ferroelectric Properties, And Magnetic Properties Of The La-Doped Bismuth Ferrite, Zhenxiang Cheng, Aihua Li, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou, Kiyoshi Ozawa, Hideo Kimura, S Zhang, Thomas R. Shrout Jun 2013

Structure, Ferroelectric Properties, And Magnetic Properties Of The La-Doped Bismuth Ferrite, Zhenxiang Cheng, Aihua Li, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou, Kiyoshi Ozawa, Hideo Kimura, S Zhang, Thomas R. Shrout

Shi Xue Dou

Bi1-xLaxFeO3 ceramics with x=0, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 have been synthesized by solid state reaction, starting from metal oxides. A series of structure transformations is found to depend upon the doping level. Below 10% La doping, Bi1-xLaxFeO3 maintains the rhombohedral structure of BiFeO3. However, for Bi0.8La0.2FeO3 and Bi0.7La0.3FeO3, the structures change to the orthorhombic and tetragonal, respectively. La doping significantly reduces electric leakage and leads to successful observation of electrical polarization hysteresis loops. Doping with La also enhances the ferromagnetic moment, due to the broken cycloid spin structure caused by the changes in the crystalline structure.


Superconducting Properties Of Graphene Doped Magnesium Diboride, Xun Xu, Wenxian Li, Xiaolin Wang, S. X. Dou Jun 2013

Superconducting Properties Of Graphene Doped Magnesium Diboride, Xun Xu, Wenxian Li, Xiaolin Wang, S. X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

Graphene, carbon in the form of monolayer sheets, has revealed astonishing and unique chemical and physical properties, which have made it an extremely active research topic in both materials science and physics (Novoselov, K. S. et al., 2004). Through chemical and materials integration, graphene is being actively exploited in a range of technological applications (Stankovich, S. et al., 2006). Superconductors can carry electrical current without any energy dissipation. The combination of both graphene and a superconductor into a composite has great potential for electrical devices and large scale applications. MgB2, a superconductor with a simple composition and two-gap feature has …


Flux Pinning And Vortex Transitions In Doped Bafe2as2 Single Crystals, S R. Ghorbani, X L. Wang, M Shabazi, S X. Dou, K Y. Choi, C T. Lin Jun 2013

Flux Pinning And Vortex Transitions In Doped Bafe2as2 Single Crystals, S R. Ghorbani, X L. Wang, M Shabazi, S X. Dou, K Y. Choi, C T. Lin

Shi Xue Dou

The vortex liquid-to-glass transition has been studied in Ba0.72K0.28Fe2As2 (BaK-122), Ba(Fe0.91Co0.09)2As2(BaCo-122), and Ba(Fe0.95Ni0.05)2As2(BaNi-122) single crystal with superconducting transition temperature, Tc=31.7, 17.3, and 18 K, respectively, by magnetoresistance measurements. For temperatures below Tc, the resistivity curves were measured in magnetic fields within the range of 0≤B≤13 T, and the pinning potential was scaled according to a modified model for vortex liquid resistivity. Good scaling of the resistivity q(B, T) and the effective pinning energy U0(B,T) were obtained. The vortex state is three-dimensional at temperatures lower than a characteristic temperature T*. The vortex phase diagram was determined based on the evolution of …


Dependence Of Magnetoelectric Properties On Sintering Temperature For Nano-Sic-Doped Mgb2/Fe Wires Made By Combined In Situ/Ex Situ Process, Wenxian Li, Rong Zeng, Jiazhao Wang, Y Li, S. X. Dou Jun 2013

Dependence Of Magnetoelectric Properties On Sintering Temperature For Nano-Sic-Doped Mgb2/Fe Wires Made By Combined In Situ/Ex Situ Process, Wenxian Li, Rong Zeng, Jiazhao Wang, Y Li, S. X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

Very fine nano-SiC particles (nm) were doped into a MgB2 superconductor. The influence of self-field supercurrent on the high-field performance of the nano-SiC-doped MgB2/Fe wires is discussed based on comparison of the critical current densities of the in situ processed nano-SiCdoped MgB2 wires and those of the nano-SiC-doped MgB2/Fe wires processed by the combination of in situ/ex situ methods.


Magnetic Anisotropy In Doped And Undoped Lifepo4 Single Crystals, Dapeng Chen, Xiaolin Wang, Y S Hu, C T Lin, S. X. Dou, Rashmi Nigam Jun 2013

Magnetic Anisotropy In Doped And Undoped Lifepo4 Single Crystals, Dapeng Chen, Xiaolin Wang, Y S Hu, C T Lin, S. X. Dou, Rashmi Nigam

Shi Xue Dou

We report on the magnetic anisotropic properties of pure and Mg doped LiFePO4 single crystals grown by the traveling solvent floating zone technique. Our results reveal a considerable anisotropy in the susceptibilities along H‖a, H‖b, and H‖c for both crystals. LiFePO4 and Li0.99Mg0.01FePO4 crystals show antiferromagnetic long-range ordering below the Néel temperature of about 52 K, with the b axis being the magnetic easy axis. The effective moments have been determined to be 6.18μB and 6.07μB for the pure and the doped crystals, respectively. These values are higher than what is expected on the basis of the spin-only value of …


Enhancement Of The Refrigerant Capacity In Low Level Boron Doped La0.8gd0.2fe11.4si1.6, P Shamba, R Zeng, Jianli Wang, S J. Campbell, S X. Dou Jun 2013

Enhancement Of The Refrigerant Capacity In Low Level Boron Doped La0.8gd0.2fe11.4si1.6, P Shamba, R Zeng, Jianli Wang, S J. Campbell, S X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

The effects of boron doping on the itinerant-electron metamagnetic (IEM) transition and the magnetocaloric effects (MCEs) in the cubic NaZn13-type La0.8Gd0.2Fe11.4Si1.6 compound have been investigated. The Curie temperature, TC, of La0.8Gd0.2Fe11.4Si1.6Bx compounds with x=0, 0.03, 0.06, 0.2 and 0.3 was found to increase from 200 K to 222 K with increase in boron doping, x. The maximum values of the isothermal magnetic entropy change, ΔSM, (derived using the Maxwell relation for a field change ΔB=0-5 T) in La0.8Gd0.2Fe11.4Si1.6Bx with x=0, 0.03, 0.06, 0.2 and 0.3 are 14.8, 16, 15, 7.5 and 6.6 J kg−1 K−1 respectively, with corresponding values of …


Temperature Effect On Microstructure And Electromagnetic Performance Of Polycarbosilane And Sugar-Doped Mgb2 Wires, Andrey V. Shcherbakov, Josip Horvat, Olga V. Shcherbakova, Nikolina Novosel, Emil Babic, S. X. Dou Jun 2013

Temperature Effect On Microstructure And Electromagnetic Performance Of Polycarbosilane And Sugar-Doped Mgb2 Wires, Andrey V. Shcherbakov, Josip Horvat, Olga V. Shcherbakova, Nikolina Novosel, Emil Babic, S. X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

The effect of processing temperature on structural and superconducting properties of 10 wt.% sugar- and 10 wt.% PCS-doped MgB2 wires is systematically investigated. It is demonstrated that these dopants significantly enhance the electromagnetic performance of Fe-clad MgB2 superconductor and increase its potential for practical application. The enhancement of in-field critical current density (Jc(Ba)) and upper critical field (Bc2) is due to formation of a large amount of lattice defects caused by impurities and C substitution into the MgB2 crystal lattice. High temperature sintering of sugar-doped sample results in as high Bc2 value as 37 T (at 5 K), which correlates …


Band Structures, Magnetic Properties, And Enhanced Magnetoresistance In The High Pressure Phase Of Gd And Y Doped Two-Dimensional Perovskite Sr2coo4 Compounds, Xiaolin Wang, E Takayama-Muromachi, S X. Dou, Zhenxiang Cheng Jun 2013

Band Structures, Magnetic Properties, And Enhanced Magnetoresistance In The High Pressure Phase Of Gd And Y Doped Two-Dimensional Perovskite Sr2coo4 Compounds, Xiaolin Wang, E Takayama-Muromachi, S X. Dou, Zhenxiang Cheng

Shi Xue Dou

The authors present their studies on the band structures and on the magnetic and magnetotransport properties of the high pressure phase of Sr2-xRExCoO4 [rare earth (RE)=Gd and Y, x=0.1-0.5] compounds which were synthesized by a high pressure and high temperature technique. The authors found that as x increases, the magnetoresistance {(PH-P0)/p0} increases up to -17% at 5 K and 7 T, which is 2.5 times higher than that for undoped Sr2CoO4, although the ferromagnetic transition drops from 255 to 200 K for the Gd doping with x=0.3. The saturation moments at low temperature are significantly enhanced for the Gd doped …


Magnetic And Transport Properties Of Transition Metal Doped Polycrystalline In2o3, Germanas Peleckis, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou Jun 2013

Magnetic And Transport Properties Of Transition Metal Doped Polycrystalline In2o3, Germanas Peleckis, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

Synthesis and characterization of transition metal (TM)-doped In 2O3 oxide is reported. Most of the samples were found to be paramagnetic, and only Ye and Cr co-doped sample showed as light trace of ferromagnetism at 300 K with saturation magnetization M s = 0.35 emug/g. Measured transport properties revealed significant differences in transport among the samples. The absolute value of electrical resistivity for the In1.8Fe0.1Mn0.1O3 sample at 300 K was rho= 9.4 x 103 Omega middot cm, while In1.8Fe0.1Cr0.1O3 had rho = 62 Omega middot cm at the same temperature. Furthermore, magnetoresistance (MR) studies of In1.8Fe0.1Cr0.1O3 showed that the sign …


Phase Formation And Magnetotransport Of Alkali Metal Doped Na0.75coo2 Thermoelectric Oxide, Priyanka Jood, Germanas Peleckis, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou, H Yamauchi, M Karppinen Jun 2013

Phase Formation And Magnetotransport Of Alkali Metal Doped Na0.75coo2 Thermoelectric Oxide, Priyanka Jood, Germanas Peleckis, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou, H Yamauchi, M Karppinen

Shi Xue Dou

Synthesis and characterization of bulk NaxCoO2 samples substituted by K and Rb is reported. Phase formation studies revealed a narrow stable region for Na-alkali metal-Co system. Whisker and platelike single crystalline structures have been found to form on the surface of the pellets in case of K doping. All samples were metallic and no characteristic anomaly in R-T curves was observed for Rb doped sample. Magnetoresistance measured has a pronounced positive response only for K-doped and pure NaxCoO2 phases, reaching 11% and 7% at 5 K temperature, respectively.


Strong Competition Between The Delta L And Delta T-C Flux Pinning Mechanisms In Mgb2 Doped With Carbon Containing Compounds, Shaban R. Ghorbani, Xiaolin Wang, Md S. Hossain, Qiwen Yao, S X. Dou, Sung-Ik Lee, K C. Chung, Y K. Kim Jun 2013

Strong Competition Between The Delta L And Delta T-C Flux Pinning Mechanisms In Mgb2 Doped With Carbon Containing Compounds, Shaban R. Ghorbani, Xiaolin Wang, Md S. Hossain, Qiwen Yao, S X. Dou, Sung-Ik Lee, K C. Chung, Y K. Kim

Shi Xue Dou

The transport and magnetic properties of 10 wt % malic acid and 5 wt % nanocarbon doped MgB2 have been studied by measuring the resistivity (p), critical current density (jc), connectivity factor (AF), irreversibility field (Hirr), and upper critical field (Hc2). The pinning mechanisms are studied in terms of the collective pinning model. It was found that both mean free path (δl) and critical temperature (δTc) pinning mechanisms coexist in both doped MgB2. For both the malic acid and nanocarbon doped samples, the temperature dependence of the crossover field, which separates the single vortex and the small bundle pinning regime, …


Giant And Anisotropic Magnetoresistances In P-Type Bi-Doped Sb 2te 3 Bulk Single Crystals, Z J. Yue, Xiaolin Wang, Y Du, S M. Mahboobeh, Frank F. Yun, Z X. Cheng, S. X. Dou Jun 2013

Giant And Anisotropic Magnetoresistances In P-Type Bi-Doped Sb 2te 3 Bulk Single Crystals, Z J. Yue, Xiaolin Wang, Y Du, S M. Mahboobeh, Frank F. Yun, Z X. Cheng, S. X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

Antimony telluride (Sb2Te3) compounds are well known as excellent thermoelectric materials and have been recently confirmed as three-dimensional topological insulators. In this letter, we have investigated the anisotropic magneto-transport properties of p-type Bi-doped Sb2Te3 bulk single crystals over a broad range of temperatures, degrees and magnetic fields. Giant magnetoresistance (MR) of up to 230% was observed, which exhibits quadratic field dependences in low fields and becomes linear at high fields without any trend towards saturation. The giant MR also shows strong anisotropy with anisotropy ratio up to 210% in angle-dependent measurements. The …


Flux-Pinning Mechanism In Silicone-Oil Doped Mgb2: Evidence For Charge-Carrier Mean Free Path Fluctuation Pinning, Shaban R. Ghorbani, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou, Sung-Ik Lee, Md S. Hossain Jun 2013

Flux-Pinning Mechanism In Silicone-Oil Doped Mgb2: Evidence For Charge-Carrier Mean Free Path Fluctuation Pinning, Shaban R. Ghorbani, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou, Sung-Ik Lee, Md S. Hossain

Shi Xue Dou

Flux-pinning mechanism of MgB2 doped with 10 wt % silicone-oil sintered at low and high temperatures has been investigated by magnetic measurements. The field dependence of the critical current density, jc(B), was analysed within the collective pinning model. A crossover field, Bsb, from the single vortex to the small vortex bundle-pinning regime was observed. For both types of sintered samples, the temperature dependence of Bsb(T) at low temperature is in good agreement with the δl pinning mechanism, i.e., pinning associated with charge-carrier mean free path fluctuation. At temperatures close to the critical temperature, however, there is evidence for δTc pinning, …


Effects Of Sintering Atmosphere On The Superconducting Properties Of Sic Doped Bulk Mgb2 Superconductor, Sihai Zhou, Alexey V. Pan, Yun Zhang, S. X. Dou Jun 2013

Effects Of Sintering Atmosphere On The Superconducting Properties Of Sic Doped Bulk Mgb2 Superconductor, Sihai Zhou, Alexey V. Pan, Yun Zhang, S. X. Dou

Shi Xue Dou

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of the sintering atmosphere on the superconducting properties of SiC doped MgB2 superconductors. Four different purity Ar gases were chosen as the sintering atmosphere for making bulk samples. It was found that the impurities in the Ar gas resulted in different leves of MgO in the resultant MgB2 superconductors. Superconducting properties, such as the critical temperature (Tc), critical current density (Jc) and upper critical field (Hc2) were affected by the impurity phase inside the samples. Sample phase composition and morphology were analysed to explain the effect of the sintering atmosphere on the …