Enhanced Superconducting Transition Temperature in Electroplated Rhenium

We show that electroplated Re films in multilayers with noble metals such as Cu, Au, and Pd have an enhanced superconducting critical temperature relative to previous methods of preparing Re. The dc resistance and magnetic susceptibility indicate a critical temperature of approximately 6 K. Magnetic...

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Main Authors Pappas, David P, David, Donald E, Lake, Russell E, Bal, Mustafa, Goldfarb, Ron B, Hite, Dustin A, Kim, Eunja, Hsiang-Sheng Ku, Long, Junling, McRae, Corey Rae, Pappas, Lee D, Roshko, Alexana, Wen, J G, Plourde, Britton L T, Arslan, Ilke, Wu, Xian
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 10.04.2018
Subjects
Circuit boards
Copper
Critical current density
Critical field (superconductivity)
Gold
Helium
Magnetic permeability
Multilayers
Noble metals
Palladium
Physics - Superconductivity
Rhenium
Standard components
Superconducting films
Superconductivity
Transition temperature
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Summary:We show that electroplated Re films in multilayers with noble metals such as Cu, Au, and Pd have an enhanced superconducting critical temperature relative to previous methods of preparing Re. The dc resistance and magnetic susceptibility indicate a critical temperature of approximately 6 K. Magnetic response as a function of field at 1.8 K demonstrates type-II superconductivity, with an upper critical field on the order of 2.5 T. Critical current densities greater than 10^7 A/m^2 were measured above liquid-helium temperature. Low-loss at radio frequency was obtained below the critical temperature for multilayers deposited onto resonators made with Cu traces on commercial circuit boards. These electroplated superconducting films can be integrated into a wide range of standard components for low-temperature electronics.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1803.02029