Anomalous zero-bias conductance peak in a Nb–InSb nanowire–Nb hybrid device

MT Deng, CL Yu, GY Huang, M Larsson, P Caroff… - Nano …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Semiconductor InSb nanowires are expected to provide an excellent material platform for
the study of Majorana fermions in solid state systems. Here, we report on the realization of a …

A review of finite size effects in quasi-zero dimensional superconductors

S Bose, P Ayyub - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum confinement and surface effects (SEs) dramatically modify most solid state
phenomena as one approaches the nanometer scale, and superconductivity is no …

High critical current density and high-tolerance superconductivity in high-entropy alloy thin films

SG Jung, Y Han, JH Kim, R Hidayati, JS Rhyee… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
High-entropy alloy (HEA) superconductors—a new class of functional materials—can be
utilized stably under extreme conditions, such as in space environments, owing to their high …

Superconducting properties and Hall effect of epitaxial NbN thin films

SP Chockalingam, M Chand, J Jesudasan… - Physical Review B …, 2008 - APS
We have measured the magnetotransport properties and Hall effect of a series of epitaxial
NbN films grown on (100) oriented single crystalline MgO substrate under different …

Microscopic relaxation channels in materials for superconducting qubits

A Premkumar, C Weiland, S Hwang, B Jäck… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite mounting evidence that materials imperfections are a major obstacle to practical
applications of superconducting qubits, connections between microscopic material …

N concentration effects on structure and superconductivity of NbN thin films

S Kalal, M Gupta, R Rawat - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we present a study on niobium nitride (NbN) thin films deposited using a
reactive magnetron sputtering of Nb at different partial pressures of N 2 (RN 2). The effect of …

State of the art powder-in-tube niobium–tin superconductors

A Godeke, A Den Ouden, A Nijhuis, HHJ ten Kate - Cryogenics, 2008 - Elsevier
Powder-in-tube (PIT) processed niobium–tin wires are commercially manufactured for nearly
three decades and have demonstrated a combination of very high current density (presently …

Eliminating quantum phase slips in superconducting nanowires

JN Voss, Y Schön, M Wildermuth, D Dorer, JH Cole… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In systems with reduced dimensions, quantum fluctuations have a strong influence on the
electronic conduction, even at very low temperatures. In superconductors, this is especially …

Upper critical magnetic field in NbRe and NbReN micrometric strips

ZM Kakhaki, A Leo, F Chianese… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2023 - beilstein-journals.org
Non-centrosymmetric superconductors have recently received significant interest due to
their intriguing physical properties such as multigap and nodal superconductivity, helical …

Flexible NbTiN thin films for superconducting electronics

SJR Nieto, JA Hofer, M Sirena, N Haberkorn - Physica C: Superconductivity …, 2023 - Elsevier
We compare the superconducting properties of 100 nm thick NbTiN films grown by reactive
sputtering on silicon and flexible commercial polyimide. The samples are fabricated by co …