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IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity | 2013

Magnetic Shielding Larger Than the Lower Critical Field of Niobium in Multilayers

W. M. Roach; Douglas Beringer; Zhaozhu Li; C. Clavero; R. A. Lukaszew

The current technology in superconducting radio frequency linear accelerators is based on the use of bulk niobium cavities. However, optimization of bulk technology is approaching the accelerating gradient limit set by the thermodynamic critical field of niobium, HC = 200 mT . In order to surpass niobiums ultimately achievable accelerating gradient, it has been proposed to use multilayer coatings to shield bulk niobium from higher fields. These multilayer coatings involve alternating superconducting and insulating layers. The superconductor used in this multilayer structure must have a higher HC than that of niobium. NbN is one such superconductor that has potential application in these multilayer coatings. Recently, it has been shown that NbN can sufficiently shield an underlying niobium layer. However, this reported shielding has never been shown to be above the lower critical field of niobium. In this work, we present NbN multilayers that for the first time are shown to be capable of shielding an underlying niobium layer beyond the lower critical field of bulk niobium.


Superconductor Science and Technology | 2012

NbN thin films for superconducting radio frequency cavities

W. M. Roach; J R Skuza; Douglas Beringer; Zhaozhu Li; C Clavero; R. A. Lukaszew

NbN thin films have the potential to be incorporated into radio frequency cavities in a multilayer coating to overcome the fundamental field gradient limit of 50 MV m−1 for the bulk niobium based technology that is currently implemented in particle accelerators. In addition to having a larger critical field value than bulk niobium, NbN films develop smoother surfaces which are optimal for cavity performance and lead to fewer losses. Here, we present a study on the correlation of film deposition parameters, surface morphology, microstructure, transport properties and superconducting properties of NbN thin films. We have achieved films with bulk-like lattice parameters and superconducting transition temperatures. These NbN films have a lower surface roughness than similarly grown niobium films of comparable thickness. The potential application of NbN thin films in accelerator cavities is discussed.


Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology | 2016

Stoichiometry and thickness dependence of superconducting properties of niobium nitride thin films

Melissa Beebe; Douglas Beringer; Matthew Burton; Kaida Yang; R. Alejandra Lukaszew

The current technology used in linear particle accelerators is based on superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities fabricated from bulk niobium(Nb), which have smaller surface resistance and therefore dissipate less energy than traditional nonsuperconducting copper cavities. Using bulk Nb for the cavities has several advantages, which are discussed elsewhere; however, such SRF cavities have a material-dependent accelerating gradient limit. In order to overcome this fundamental limit, a multilayered coating has been proposed using layers of insulating and superconducting material applied to the interior surface of the cavity. The key to this multilayered model is to use superconducting thin films to exploit the potential field enhancement when these films are thinner than their London penetration depth. Such field enhancement has been demonstrated in MgB2thin films; here, the authors consider films of another type-II superconductor, niobium nitride (NbN). The authors present their work correlating stoichiometry and superconducting properties in NbN thin films and discuss the thickness dependence of their superconducting properties, which is important for their potential use in the proposed multilayer structure. While there are some previous studies on the relationship between stoichiometry and critical temperature TC, the authors are the first to report on the correlation between stoichiometry and the lower critical field HC1.


Archive | 2017

Thin Film Approaches To The Srf Cavity Problem: Fabrication And Characterization Of Superconducting Thin Films

Douglas Beringer

Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF) cavities are responsible for the acceleration of charged particles to relativistic velocities in most modern linear accelerators, such as those employed at high-energy research facilities like Thomas Je↵erson National Laboratory’s CEBAF and the LHC at CERN. Recognizing SRF as primarily a surface phenomenon enables the possibility of applying thin films to the interior surface of SRF cavities, opening a formidable tool chest of opportunities by combining and designing materials that o↵er greater performance benefit. Thus, while improvements in radio frequency cavity design and refinements in cavity processing techniques have improved accelerator performance and e ciency – 1.5 GHz bulk niobium SRF cavities have achieved accelerating gradients in excess of 35 MV/m – there exist fundamental material bounds in bulk superconductors limiting the maximally sustained accelerating field gradient (⇡45 MV/m for Nb) where inevitable thermodynamic breakdown occurs. With state of the art Nb based cavity design fast approaching these theoretical limits, novel material innovations must be sought in order to realize next generation SRF cavities. One proposed method to improve SRF performance is to utilize thin film superconducting-insulating-superconducting (SIS) multilayer structures to e↵ectively magnetically screen a bulk superconducting layer such that it can operate at higher field gradients before su↵ering critically detrimental SRF losses. This dissertation focuses on the production and characterization of thin film superconductors for such SIS layers for radio frequency applications. Correlated studies on structure, surface morphology and superconducting properties of epitaxial Nb and MgB2 thin films are presented.


IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity | 2017

Temperature and Microstructural Effects on the Superconducting Properties of Niobium Thin Films

Melissa Beebe; Anne Marie Valente-Feliciano; Douglas Beringer; Jason Creeden; Scott E. Madaras; Zhaozhu Li; Kaida Yang; L. Phillips; Charles Reece; R. A. Lukaszew

Superconducting thin films have a wide range of dc and RF applications, from detectors to superconducting radio frequency. Amongst the most used materials, niobium (Nb) has the highest critical temperature (TC) and highest lower critical field (HC1) of the elemental superconductors and can be deposited on a variety of substrates, making Nb thin films very appealing for such applications. Here, we present temperature-dependent dc studies on the critical temperature and critical fields of Nb thin films grown on copper and r-plane sapphire surfaces. Additionally, we correlate the dc superconducting properties of these films with their microstructure, which allows for the possibility of tailoring future films for a specific application.


Physical Review Special Topics-accelerators and Beams | 2013

Roughness analysis applied to niobium thin films grown on MgO(001) surfaces for superconducting radio frequency cavity applications

Douglas Beringer; W. M. Roach; C. Clavero; Charles Reece; R. A. Lukaszew


Physical Review Special Topics-accelerators and Beams | 2012

Niobium thin film deposition studies on copper surfaces for superconducting radio frequency cavity applications

W. M. Roach; Douglas Beringer; J. R. Skuza; W. A. Oliver; C. Clavero; Charles Reece; R. A. Lukaszew


Crystal Growth & Design | 2012

Strain Effects on the Crystal Growth and Superconducting Properties of Epitaxial Niobium Ultrathin Films

C. Clavero; Douglas Beringer; W. M. Roach; J. R. Skuza; K. C. Wong; A. D. Batchelor; C. E. Reece; R. A. Lukaszew


Archive | 2011

DEVELOPMENT OF NB AND ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL THIN FILMS TAILORED FOR SRF APPLICATIONS

Anne-Marie Valente-Feliciano; Charles Reece; Joshua Spradlin; B Xiao; X Zhao; Diefeng Gu; Helmut Baumgart; Douglas Beringer; R. A. Lukaszew; Kang Seo


Bulletin of the American Physical Society | 2018

A Study of the Microstructural Effects on Optical Parameters and Quantum Efficiency in VO 2 Thin Films on TiO 2 and TiO 2 :Nb

Jason Creeden; Melissa Beebe; Douglas Beringer; Scott Madaras; Irina Novikova; R. A. Lukaszew

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Charles Reece

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

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C. Clavero

Spanish National Research Council

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C. Clavero

Spanish National Research Council

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Anne Marie Valente-Feliciano

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

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