• DocumentCode
    940397
  • Title

    Critical currents in NbZr superconducting thin films

  • Author

    Gambardella, U. ; Di Gioacchino, D. ; Boffa, V. ; Paterno, G. ; Barbanera, S. ; Murtas, F.

  • Author_Institution
    ENEA-CRE Frascati, Rome, Italy
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1253
  • Lastpage
    1256
  • Abstract
    The fabrication by sputtering of Nb/sub 0.75/Zr/sub 0.25/ thin films that showed critical temperature as high as 10.5 K is described. Transport critical current measurements on Nb/sub 0.75/Zr/sub 0.25/ films whose geometries were photolithographically defined in the micrometer range are reported. The measurements were performed as a function both of the temperature and of the magnetic field up to 6 T. The temperature behavior is compared with the Kim-Anderson model, and the magnetic field behavior of the resulting pinning force is compared with existing models.<>
  • Keywords
    critical currents; flux pinning; niobium alloys; superconducting thin films; type II superconductors; zirconium alloys; 10.5 K; Kim-Anderson model; Nb/sub 0.75/Zr/sub 0.25/; critical current; critical temperature; pinning force; sputtering; superconductor; thin films; Critical current; Current measurement; Fabrication; Force measurement; Magnetic field measurement; Niobium; Sputtering; Superconducting thin films; Temperature; Zirconium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8223
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/77.233397
  • Filename
    233397