Grain-size dependence of superconductivity in dc sputtered Nb films

Science in China, Series G: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1289-1292

  Jin, Yirong ^a   Song, Xiaohui ^a   Zhang, Dianlin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Dc sputtering; Grain size effect; Localization effect; Nb film; Proximity effect; Superconductivity

Indexed keywords

DC SPUTTERING; GRAIN SIZE EFFECT; LOCALIZATION EFFECT; NB FILM; PROXIMITY EFFECT;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NIOBIUM; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 68849108177     PISSN: 16721799     EISSN: 18622844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-009-0196-9     Document Type: Article

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