Superconducting Properties of Bulk and Thin Film Al5 Compounds,
Abstract
Superconducting properties of cast and heat treated alloys of niobium with Al, Ge and Ga were studied as a function of composition and heat treatment. Structure and composition of alloys were studied with X-rays, metallography and electron-microprobe analysis. These studies indicated that the improvement in transition temperature resulted from changes in composition of the Al5 phase which occur during heat treatment. Thin films of some of the Al5 Nb alloys were sputtered as a function of applied voltage and substrate temperature from a compound target. Sputtered films of Nb-Sn with a Tc of 15.6 K and Nb-Ge films with a Tc of 17 K were obtained. Sputtered films of Nb-Al, Nb-Ga and Nb-Al-Ge had poor superconducting properties mainly due to the absence of the Al5 phase. The results indicated that the sputtering variables affect the superconducting properties by varying the structure and composition of the film. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0785014
Entities
People
- Hermann Spitzer
- Louis E. Toth
- Ramasubramanian Somasundaram
Organizations
- University of Minnesota