Title :
Argon bubbles in sputtered amorphous Nb3Ge films, studied by collective fluxpinning and transmission electron microscopy
Author :
Pruymboom, A. ; Berghuis, P. ; Kes, P.H. ; de Schepper, L.
Author_Institution :
Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
fDate :
3/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We studied the effect of argon bubbles on flux-pinning in bias sputtered amorphous Nb3Ge films. TEM was used for the determination of the bubble density distribution. A comparison is made with current theories on the elementary pinning force of a void.
Keywords :
Amorphous materials/devices; Superconducting films; Amorphous materials; Argon; Frequency locked loops; Germanium; Lattices; Niobium compounds; Sputtering; Superconducting films; Superconducting thin films; Temperature dependence;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1987.1064925