Publications
(Journal Articles and Book Chapters)
2023
Review on high-performance bulk MgB2 superconductors
M Muralidhar, M Shadab, AS Srikanth, M Jirsa, N Jacques.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 57 (5), 053001, 2023.
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M Muralidhar, AS Srikanth, S Pinmangkorn, M Santosh, J Milos
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 1-10, 2023
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Tuning of grain boundaries in MgB2 by boron ultra-sonication in 2-propanol – A way to low-cost high-Jc bulk superconducting magnets
Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Santosh M., Jirsa M. and Muralidhar M., Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 955, 170146, 2023.
2022
Enhancing Critical Current Density of Bulk MgB2 via Nanoscale Boron and Dy2O3 Doping
M Miryala, K Kitamoto, SS Arvapalli, D Das, M Jirsa, M Murakami, Sri Ramachandra Rao Mamidanna
Advanced Engineering Materials 24 (11), 2200487, 2022
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Enhanced Flux Pinning Performance of Bulk MgB2 via Immersion of Synthetic Motor Oil
M Santosh, A Sai Srikanth, M Muralidhar
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 35 (10), 2785-2791, 2022
SS Arvapalli, M Miryala, N Sakai, M Murakami, M Jirsa
Ceramics International 48 (19), 28102-28111, 2022
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SS Arvapalli, M Jirsa, M Murakami, M Miryala
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2323 (1), 012024, 2022
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Enhanced critical current density of ex situ MgB2 via control of Mg assisted sintering
NM Hapipi, SK Chen, AH Shaari, MMA Kechik, KP Lim, KB Tan, OJ Lee, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Muralidhar Miryala
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS 33 (14), 11269-11270, 2022
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2021
Arvapalli S S, Muralidhar M, Pinmangkorn S, Jirsa M and Murakami M, Superconducting properties of sintered bulk MgB2 prepared from hexane-mediated high-energy-ultra-sonicated boron, Material Science and Engineering B, 265(115030) 2021.
Arvapalli S S, Muralidhar M, Jirsa M, Saki N and Murakami M, Pinning behaviour in bulk MgB2 prepared using boron powder refined via high-energy-ultrasonication, J. of Supercond. Nov. Magn., 34, pp. 1297–1301, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-021-05885-z.
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Arvapalli S S, “Ultrasonication-A cost effective way to high Jc bulk MgB2” accepted for the publication at the book entitled “High Tc Superconducting Technology: Towards Sustainable Development Goals” Jenny Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 2021 ISBN-13: 978-9814877657.
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Pinmangkorn S, Miryala M, Arvapalli S S, Tetsuo O, Jirsa M, Saki N and Murakami M, (Gd,Y,Er)Ba2Cu3Oy bulk superconducting system processed via infiltration growth, J. of Alloys and Compounds, 160535, May 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.160535
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Muralidhar Miryala, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Naomichi Sakai, Masato Murakami, Hidehiko Mochizuki, Tomoyuki Naito, Hiroyuki Fujshiro, Milos Jirsa, Akira Murakami and Jacques Noudem, “Complex Pulse Magnetization Process and Mechanical Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Bulk MgB2”, Mat. Sci. Eng. B, 2021 (accepted, In press).
2020
Arvapalli S S, Muralidhar M, Pinmangkorn S, and Murakami M, Precise optimization of carbon-encapsulated boron doping for high-performance bulk sintered MgB2, J. of Adv. Eng. Mater., 2000478, 2020. doi:10.1002/adem.202000478.
Arvapalli S S, Muralidhar M and Murakami M, Size reduction of boron particles by high-power ultrasonication in ethanol media for optimization of bulk MgB2, Superconductor Science and Technology, 33(11) 2020.
Miryala Muralidhar; Sunsanee Pinmangkorn; Takemura Kento; A. Srikanth Sai; Jirsa Milos; Ramachandra Rao M; Oka Tetsuo; Sakai Naomichi; Murakami Masato, Recent progress in production of infiltration-growth and melt-growth processed bulk (RE)Ba2Cu3Oy, Superconductor Science and Technology, Vol. 33, 074002, (10pp), 2020.
J Noudem, Y. Xing, P. Bernstein, R. Retoux, M. Higuchi, A. Sai Srikanth, M. Muralidhar, M. Murakami, Improvement of critical current density of MgB2 bulk superconductor processed by Spark Plasma Sintering, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2020 doi:10.1111/jace.17366 .
Nurhidayah Mohd Hapipi, Muralidhar Miryala, Soo Kien Chena, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Masato Murakami, Abdul Halim Shaaria, Mohd Mustafa Awang Kechik, Kean Pah Lim, Kar Ban Tan, Oon Jew Lee, Enhancement of critical current density for MgB2 prepared using carbon-encapsulated boron with co-addition of Dy2O3 and La2O3, Ceramics International, Vol. 46 (14), pp.23041-23048, 2020.
Jirsa M, Rameš M, Miryala M, Svora P, Duchoň J, Molnárová O, Arvapalli S S, Murakami M, Flux pinning and microstructure of a bulk MgB2 doped with diverse additives, Superconductor Science and Technology, 2020 doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/aba01c.
Pinmangkorn S, Miryala M, Arvapalli S S and Murakami M, Effect of Ultra-sonicated Y2BaCuO5 on Top-Seeded Melt Growth YBa2Cu3Oy Bulk Superconductor, J. Supercond. Nov. Magn., Published 15th January, 2020. (doi: 10.1007/s10948-019-05405-0)
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​Pinmangkorn S, Miryala M, Arvapalli S S and Murakami M, Y2BaCuO5 Particle Size Control via Ultrasonication and its Effect on Bulk YBa2Cu3Oy Superconductor, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. , Vo.773, pp.012017, 2020
2019
Arvapalli S S, Miryala M and Murakami M, Optimization of Mg Precursor Concentration to Obtain High Jc in MgB2 Synthesized With Ag Addition and Carbon Encapsulated Boron, J. of IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., Vol.29 (5), pp. 1-4, 2019.
Arvapalli S S, Miryala M and Murakami M, Beneficial Impact of Excess Mg on Flux Pinning in Bulk MgB2 Synthesized with Ag Addition and Carbon Encapsulated Boron, J. of Adv. Eng. Mater., Vol.21, 1900497, pp1-7, 2019.
Arvapalli S S, Muralidhar M and Murakami M, High-Performance Bulk MgB2 Superconductor Using Amorphous Nano-boron, J. of Supercond. Nov. Magn., Vol.32, pp.1891-1895, 2019.
Miryala M, Arvapalli S S, Diko P, Jirsa M and Murakami M, Flux Pinning and Superconducting Properties of Bulk MgB2 with MgB4 Addition, J. of Adv. Eng. Mater., Vol.22, 1900750, pp.1–7, 2019.
Pinmangkorn S, Miryala M, Arvapalli S S and Murakami M, Enhancing the superconducting performance of melt grown bulk YBa2Cu3Oy via ultrasonically refined Y2BaCuO5 without PtO2 and CeO2, Mater. Chem. Phys., Vol.244, pp.122721, 2019.
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Hattori A, Muralidhar M, Arvapalli S S and Murakami M, Optimization of YbBa2Cu3Oy thick Film Formation on MgO Substrates using Yb2BaO5 and liquid phase, J. Phys. Conf. Ser., Vol.1293, 012011, 2019.
Longji Dadiel J, Muralidhar M, Arvapalli S S, Pavan Kumar Naik S and Murakami M, Processing and Characterization of Charcoal Added Bulk MgB2 Superconductor, J. Phys. Conf. Ser.,Vol.1293, 012047, 2019.
2018
Conferences
Presentations
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Oral Presentation, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli and Miryala Muralidhar, “Development of Cost-Efficient Bulk MgB2 Superconductors for Sustainable Technology Applications”, 1st International Research Center for Green Electronics Symposium, SIT (Japan), Online, 2022.
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Invited Oral Presentation, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Muralidhar Miryala, and Masato Murakami, “Improved properties in sintered MgB2 bulk superconductors by novel technique”, 12th International Workshop on Processing and Applications of Superconducting Bulk Materials (PASREG), Hybrid event, Shanghai (China), 2021.
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Oral Presentation, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Muralidhar Miryala, Milos Jirsa, and Masato Murakami, “Effect of boron precursor ultra-sonicated in hexane medium on critical current density of sintered bulk MgB2”, The 34th International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS), Web-based Symposium, Tsukuba (Japan), 2021.
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Oral Presentation, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Muralidhar Miryala, Y. Xing, S. Pinmangkorn, J. Noudem, Milos Jirsa, and Masato Murakami, “Correlation between superconducting properties and microstructure in silver added MgB2 bulk”, The 34th International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS), AIST, Tsukuba (Japan), Online, 2020.
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Oral Presentation, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Miryala Muralidhar, Sunsanee Pinmangkorn, and Murakami Masato, “Refinement of Commercial Boron using High Energy Ultrasonication”, Japan International Conference on Carbon Materials and Nanotechnology (JICCMAN), Online, 2020.
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Oral Presentation, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Miryala Muralidhar, Sunsanee Pinmangkorn, and Murakami Masato, “Effect of high energy ultra-sonicated Boron on superconducting properties in solid state sintered bulk MgB2”, 11th International Workshop on Processing and Applications of Superconducting Bulk Materials (PASREG), Czech Republic (Prague), 2019.
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Poster Presentation, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Miryala Muralidhar and Murakami Masato, “Optimization of Mg precursor concentration to obtain high Jc in MgB2 synthesized with Ag addition and Carbon encapsulated boron”, Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC), US (Washington, Seattle), 2018.
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Oral Presentation, Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Miryala Muralidhar and Murakami Masato, “Synthesis and Characterization of Superconducting Bulk MgB2” The 12th South East Asian Technical University Consortium (SEATUC), Indonesia (Yogyakarta, UGM), 2018.