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Superconducting critical temperatures, critical magnetic fields, lattice parameters, and chemical compositions of ‘‘bulk’’ pure and alloyed Nb3Sn produced by the bronze process
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In this article, superconducting critical temperatures Tc and magnetic fields Hc2, lattice parameters a0, and chemical compositions were measured for bulk layers of pure and alloyed Nb3Sn which were made by the bronze process.Abstract:
Superconducting critical temperatures Tc and magnetic fields Hc2, lattice parameters a0, and chemical compositions were measured for ‘‘bulk’’ layers (∼6 μm or greater) of ‘‘pure’’ and alloyed Nb3Sn which were made by the bronze process. The values of Tc, a0, and the composition of pure Nb3Sn layers were ∼18 K, 0.52900±0.00005 nm, and 25±0.5 at. % Sn, respectively, independent of heat‐treatment temperature (between 650–780 °C) and of the bronze composition, as long as the thickness of the layers was greater than ∼6 μm. Small additions of Ti (∼1 at. %) or Ta (∼3 at. %) slightly increased the value of Tc (by ∼0.2–0.4 K) above that for pure Nb3Sn. However, additions of larger amounts of these elements or addition of other transition elements (V, Zr, and Mo) significantly decreased Tc. Also, small additions of these elements significantly increased Hc2. Specifically, the largest values of Hc2 (∼27 T at 4.2 K) were obtained for Nb3Sn layers containing ∼1.5 and ∼4 at. % of Ti and Ta, respectively, compared with ...read more
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