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Enhanced superconducting transition temperature in electroplated rhenium

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Author(s)

David P. Pappas, Don David, Mustafa Bal, Ilke Arslan, Paul T. Blanchard, Ronald B. Goldfarb, Dustin A. Hite, Hsiang S. Ku, Russell E. Lake, Junling Long, Alexana Roshko, Lee D. Pappas, Britton L. Plourde, Jianguo Wen, Xian Wu, Corey Rae H. McRae

Abstract

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. The 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 107 A/m2 were measured above liquid-helium temperature. Low-loss
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
112

Keywords

Gold, Rhenium, Superconductivity, Meissner effect, low loss

Citation

Pappas, D. , David, D. , Bal, M. , Arslan, I. , Blanchard, P. , Goldfarb, R. , Hite, D. , Ku, H. , Lake, R. , Long, J. , Roshko, A. , Pappas, L. , Plourde, B. , Wen, J. , Wu, X. and H., C. (2018), Enhanced superconducting transition temperature in electroplated rhenium, Applied Physics Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5027104 (Accessed October 7, 2024)

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Created April 30, 2018, Updated December 3, 2018