Abstract In this work, ex situ MgB 2 was mixed with 0.5 mol of Mg and sintered. The sintering conditions were varied over a temperature range 600–1000 °C for 1, 3, 7 h, respectively. addition during the increased partial pressure thus suppressed decomposition . Onset critical temperature, T c, retained at ∼ 38 K even after Mg. By increasing magnetic current density, J c self-field, 20 samples c...