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{"title":"Noise analysis and optical response of microwave kinetic inductance detectors with an optical stack","authors":"Paul Nicaise, Jie Hu, Christine Chaumont, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Michel Piat, Hervé Geoffray, Faouzi Boussaha","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b25","url":null,"abstract":"We report on the experimental investigation of optical coupling for superconducting microresonators known as microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) in the visible and near-infrared bands. MKIDs are photon-counting, time and energy-resolving detectors that still suffer from a poor quantum efficiency. To improve this efficiency, we propose to add a superconducting reflective layer below the absorbing part of the detector separated by a transparent Al₂O₃ layer with a quarter-wavelength thickness optimized around a single wavelength <italic toggle=\"yes\">λ</italic> = 405 nm. We have first fabricated samples patterned from stoichiometric TiN (<inline-formula>\u0000<tex-math><?CDATA $T_textrm{c} sim 4$?></tex-math>\u0000<mml:math overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mtext>c</mml:mtext></mml:msub><mml:mo>∼</mml:mo><mml:mn>4</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>\u0000<inline-graphic xlink:href=\"sustad5b25ieqn1.gif\" xlink:type=\"simple\"></inline-graphic>\u0000</inline-formula> K), one with the full optical stack, one without for reference and one with a partial optical stack in order to characterize the noise influence of each layer individually. We observe that the full optical stack geometry has the most impact on the resonator’s noise and quality factors. A second design was fabricated to characterize the optical response to short pulses of the optical stack and we show from both the frequential noise and optical response that a strong signature of TLS is still present in the optical stack sample. We have finally obtained single-photon response with the optical stack using a more sensitive tri-layer TiN/Ti/TiN absorber (<inline-formula>\u0000<tex-math><?CDATA $T_textrm{c} sim 1.3$?></tex-math>\u0000<mml:math overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mtext>c</mml:mtext></mml:msub><mml:mo>∼</mml:mo><mml:mn>1.3</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>\u0000<inline-graphic xlink:href=\"sustad5b25ieqn2.gif\" xlink:type=\"simple\"></inline-graphic>\u0000</inline-formula> K) for which a maximum energy resolving power of <inline-formula>\u0000<tex-math><?CDATA $R = E/Delta E sim$?></tex-math>\u0000<mml:math overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>R</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi>E</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo>/</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">Δ</mml:mi><mml:mi>E</mml:mi><mml:mo>∼</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:math>\u0000<inline-graphic xlink:href=\"sustad5b25ieqn3.gif\" xlink:type=\"simple\"></inline-graphic>\u0000</inline-formula> 1.3 was achieved using 405 nm laser pulses at 225 mK. The quality factors of both the reference and optical stack samples are similar but the frequency noise is still a tenfold higher for the optical stack sample which degrades the energy-resolving power of the detector.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141574471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Synthesis of MgB2 films on Hastelloy-C276 tape with Al2O3/Y2O3/MgO/LaMnO3 buffer layers by magnetron sputtering in co-evaporation mode","authors":"I V Yanilkin, A I Gumarov, I A Rudnev, L R Fatikhova, A G Kiiamov, A E Denisov, S A Khokhorin, D A Tayurskii and R G Batulin","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5c09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5c09","url":null,"abstract":"This study presents the initial results of developing a technology for synthesizing a flexible superconducting magnesium diboride composite on a Hastelloy®-C276TM substrate coated with Al2O3/Y2O3/MgO/LaMnO3 buffer layers. The superconducting composite was deposited by magnetron sputtering from two Mg and B targets, followed by vacuum annealing at various substrate temperatures ranging from 400 °C to 700 °C. The superconducting transition temperature Tc ≈ 22 K, with a transition width ΔT ≈ 1 K, and critical current Jc ≈ 500 kA cm−2 (T= 5 K, H = 2 T) and Jc ≈ 11 kA cm−2 (T = 15 K, H = 2 T) at the optimal annealing temperature of 400 °C.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141574470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Non-uniform critical current and stacking effect remedy for multi-filament REBCO tapes with potential defects","authors":"Tiantian Cai, Mingyang Wang, L. Hao, Xuan’ang Meng, Haolan Chen, Junjie Jiang, Jie Sheng, Zhijian Jin","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad603d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad603d","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The high aspect ratio of REBCO tapes has a significant impact on several characteristics in high-temperature superconducting (HTS) applications, like critical current and AC loss. Narrow filamentary technology can effectively reduce the impact of magnetic field dependence and enhance the electromagnetic performance of REBCO tapes. However, the existing methods are constrained by the trade-off between the narrow degree of REBCO filaments and high current capacity. Meanwhile, when processing REBCO tapes for large-scale magnets, there is a great possibility that local defects are lurking. A striated narrow-stacked structure is proposed based on the existing narrowing methods to address these challenges. To verify the validity of this structure, it is imperative to explore the non-uniform critical current and stacking effect on performance for multi-filament REBCO tapes with potential defects. This article introduces a magnetic extended network (MEN) model to analyze the electrical characteristics of striated narrow-stacked structures with different types of potential defects. Then, by coupling with a 3-D finite element method (FEM) electromagnetic module, the calculation results of the MEN model are visualized and used to analyze the electromagnetic characteristics including current sharing mechanism, magnetic field distribution, and critical current compensation due to stacking effect. It is found that stack structures successfully provide the performance remedy for multi-filament REBCO tapes with potential defects. This study aims to promote the narrowing improvement of REBCO tapes in high-field magnets and high-current applications.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":" 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141668340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anodization-free fabrication process for high-quality cross-type Josephson tunnel junctions based on a Nb/Al-AlO x /Nb trilayer","authors":"F Adam, C Enss, S Kempf","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad59cf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad59cf","url":null,"abstract":"Josephson tunnel junctions form the basis for various superconductor electronic devices. For this reason, enormous efforts are routinely taken to establish and later on maintain a scalable and reproducible wafer-scale manufacturing process for high-quality Josephson junctions. Here, we present an anodization-free fabrication process for Nb/Al-AlO_{\u0000<italic toggle=\"yes\">x</italic>\u0000}/Nb cross-type Josephson junctions that requires only a small number of process steps and that is in general intrinsically compatible with wafer-scale fabrication. We show that the fabricated junctions are of very high quality and, compared to other junction types, exhibit not only a significantly reduced capacitance but also an almost rectangular critical current density profile. Our process hence enables the usage of low capacitance Josephson junctions for superconductor electronic devices such as ultra-low noise dc-superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs), microwave SQUID multiplexers based on non-hysteretic rf-SQUIDs and RFSQ circuits.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141574472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigation of normal zone propagation velocity in AgSn/Ag/Ba122 superconducting tapes using a conduction cooling test system","authors":"Chunyan Li, Jin Zhou, Ling Zhao, Yanchang Zhu, R. Kang, Wei Li, Chengtao Wang, Yingzhe Wang, Juan Wang, Zhilong Hou, Rui Ma, Hongjun Zhang, Kai Liao, Xianping Zhang, Dongliang Wang, Fang Liu, Yanwei Ma, Qingjin Xu","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad603e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad603e","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The investigation of the behavior of normal zone propagation in iron-based superconducting (IBS) tapes is important for their application in magnets and the design of quench protection systems. However, little research has been done in this area. In this work, a conduction cooling test system for IBS tapes and coils has been built, which has functions such as charging test, temperature and voltage data acquisition, pulse current heating, quench detection and protection. A series of experiments were performed on several 27 cm long IBS tapes to measure their normal zone propagation velocity (NZPV). The variation trends of NZPV with different operating temperatures, and with different ratios of operating current to critical current were systematically explored. In addition, monitoring all the voltages between different positions of an IBS tape, including two joints, has provided more detailed results and findings.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"116 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141666696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"DC-biased suzuki stack circuit for Josephson-CMOS memory applications","authors":"Yerzhan Mustafa, Keith Krause, Archit Shah, M. C. Hamilton, Selcuk Kose","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5f57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5f57","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Josephson-CMOS hybrid memory leverages the high speed and low power operation of single-flux quantum (SFQ) logic and the high integration densities of CMOS technology. One of the commonly used type of interface circuits in Josephson-CMOS memory is a Suzuki stack, which is a latching high-voltage driver circuit. Suzuki stack circuits are typically powered by an AC bias voltage that has several limitations such as synchronization and coupling effects. To address these issues, a novel DC-biased Suzuki stack circuit is proposed in this paper. As compared to a conventional AC-biased Suzuki stack circuit, the proposed DC-biased design can provide similar output voltage levels and parameter margins, approximately two times higher operating frequency, and three orders of magnitude lower heat load of bias cables.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":" 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141678404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative calculations of trapped field and trapped magnetic flux with different multi-pulse magnetization methods for a bulk high-temperature superconductor","authors":"Yong Yang and Guolong Deng","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b22","url":null,"abstract":"Bulk high-temperature superconductors (HTSs) can trap high magnetic field and are potentially useful for a variety of applications as pseudo-permanent magnets. The pulsed field magnetization (PFM) for bulk HTSs is cost effective and flexible in application compared with quasi-static field cooling and zero field cooling techniques. Many PFM methods have been proposed in many studies to achieve the excellent magnetization performances such as high trapped field and large trapped magnetic flux. In order to clarify the magnetization characteristics of bulk HTSs using different typical PFM methods, we comparatively analyze several typical PFM methods using a simulation model based on the H-formulation combining the thermal conductivity equation. The electromagnetic and thermal behaviors during the magnetization of a bulk HTS with different PFM methods are numerically achieved using the solenoid-type coil to magnetize the bulk. The calculations show that multi-pulse magnetization methods can effectively enhance the trapped field and trapped magnetic flux of the bulk, and different multi-pulse magnetization methods have different efficiencies enhancing these performances. Among all considered PFM methods in the study, the combination method of modified multi-pulse technique with step-wise cooling and iteratively magnetizing pulsed-field method with reducing amplitude has the largest improvement for the trapped magnetic field and the trapped flux simultaneously.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"2014 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141548763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"High performance one-step grown half-moon shaped YBCO bulk superconductors","authors":"Xuechun Wang, Xiongfang Liu, Dabin Wei, Ya Shi, C. Cai, Yi Bing Zhang, Kai Zhang, Difan Zhou","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5f58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5f58","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 High-temperature superconducting (HTS) undulator exploiting the high trapped field of HTS bulk superconductors enables the design of extremely short-period insertion devices for synchrotron light sources and free electron lasers. In such a promising application the trapped field performance and the uniformity of the HTS bulk superconductors are essential. In this study, the half-moon shaped YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) single-grain superconductors have been directly grown by the top-seeded melted-growth (TSMG) method. Half-moon shaped samples directly grown from preforms with four different type of seed crystal arrangements were compared with that cut from larger cylindrical bulk superconductors in regarding to the trapped magnetic fields and correspondingly the distribution. We found that the arrangement of seed crystals greatly affects the melt-growth process and hence the homogeneity of the samples. The one-step grown half-moon shaped samples show higher trapped field (Btrap), 0.542 T for a 24 mm and 0.785 T for a 32 mm diameter sample, and better uniformity of trapped field distribution compared to that obtained from machining with Btrap of 0.427 T and 0.528 T. It was found that the growth sectors would be restricted when the seed crystal was placed at the edge of a preform, and the angle of the seed crystal, parallel or 45° to the long edge would influence the melt growth as well.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":" 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141679612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Size effect on the response of superconductivity in NbN nanowires to external magnetic field","authors":"Zulei Xu, Xiaoni Wang, Xiaoyu Liu, Ming Yang, Yixin Liu, Wei Peng, Gang Mu and Zhi-Rong Lin","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b23","url":null,"abstract":"Reducing the negative impact of magnetic vortex motion is a long-term challenge for superconducting applications. Here, we conduct an in-depth investigation on the response of NbN nanowires on applied magnetic fields with the transverse size down to 10 nm. It is found that the vortex-free state can sustain under field up to 9 T in the sample of this dimension, demonstrating a unique approach to reduce the negative effects of flux motion in applications. Such a conclusion is further confirmed by the vanished flux-low instability velocity. Moreover, the upper critical field of the NbN nanowires reveals clear anisotropic features, which can be interpreted based on the framework of the Ginzburg–Landau model. Our results provide important information for understanding the behavior of nanoscale superconducting materials under magnetic fields, which is significant for the application of superconducting micro/nano devices.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141548762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fabrication of microstrips of iron-based superconductor NdFeAs(O,H)","authors":"Atsuro Yoshikawa, Takafumi Hatano, Hiroto Hibino, Hiroya Imanaka and Hiroshi Ikuta","doi":"10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad5b24","url":null,"abstract":"NdFeAs(O,H) microstrips with line widths of about 1–5 µm were fabricated by photolithography and Ar-ion dry etching. The microstrips were fabricated under two different etching conditions: 25 min etching at a power of 20 W (long duration, low power) and 3 min etching at 100 W (short duration, high power). For both conditions, the narrowest microstrips, which were 0.9 µm in width, retained high critical temperatures of about 85% of those before microfabrication. Further, the 0.9 µm microstrip fabricated under the high-power, short-duration condition exhibited a high critical current density (Jc) of more than 4 MA cm−2 at 4 K. However, Jc of the microstrip fabricated under the low-power, long-duration condition was somewhat lower. Our analysis suggests that the edges of the microstrips were damaged more than twice as wide as those of the microstrips fabricated under the high-power, short-duration condition. This indicates that a short duration is more effective to reduce the damage than using a lower etching power.","PeriodicalId":21985,"journal":{"name":"Superconductor Science and Technology","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141548764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}