Substrate-Induced Proximity Effect in Superconducting Niobium Nanofilms
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Substrate | Thickness (nm) | (K) | (mK) | (cm) | l (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SiO2 | 9.0 | 6.46 | 50 | 64.70 | 0.58 |
SiO2 | 11.0 | 6.53 | 65 | 48.90 | 0.77 |
SiO2 | 12.0 | 6.47 | 30 | 71.70 | 0.52 |
SiO2 | 13 | 6.84 | 19 | 38.44 | 0.98 |
SiO2 | 19.5 | 7.48 | 49 | 16.56 | 2.26 |
SiO2 | 22.5 | 7.89 | 44 | 11.25 | 3.33 |
SiO2 | 25 | 8.40 | 15 | 9.23 | 4.06 |
SiO2 | 28.0 | 8.51 | 28 | 8.45 | 4.44 |
SiO2 | 28.0 | 7.97 | 65 | 12.05 | 3.11 |
SiO2 | 34.0 | 8.58 | 16 | 6.63 | 5.66 |
SiO2 | 35.0 | 8.519 | 29 | 6.11 | 6.14 |
SiO2 | 50.0 | 8.63 | 20 | 6.87 | 5.46 |
SiO2 | 80.0 | 9.13 | 11 | 4.21 | 8.91 |
Al2O3 | 13.5 | 7.313 | 75 | - | - |
Al2O3 | 19.5 | 7.91 | 35 | 12.08 | 3.10 |
Al2O3 | 22.5 | 8.11 | 28 | 8.90 | 4.21 |
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Rezvani, S.J.; Perali, A.; Fretto, M.; De Leo, N.; Flammia, L.; Milošević, M.; Nannarone, S.; Pinto, N. Substrate-Induced Proximity Effect in Superconducting Niobium Nanofilms. Condens. Matter 2019, 4, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat4010004
Rezvani SJ, Perali A, Fretto M, De Leo N, Flammia L, Milošević M, Nannarone S, Pinto N. Substrate-Induced Proximity Effect in Superconducting Niobium Nanofilms. Condensed Matter. 2019; 4(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat4010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleRezvani, S.J., Andrea Perali, Matteo Fretto, Natascia De Leo, Luca Flammia, Milorad Milošević, Stefano Nannarone, and Nicola Pinto. 2019. "Substrate-Induced Proximity Effect in Superconducting Niobium Nanofilms" Condensed Matter 4, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat4010004