Enhanced superconducting transition temperature in electroplated rhenium

Published

April 30, 2018

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

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5027104

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 10, 2025)