Maximum screening fields of superconducting multilayer structures

Gurevich, Alex

doi:10.1063/1.4905711

Title: Maximum screening fields of superconducting multilayer structures

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015 · AIP Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905711· OSTI ID:1167048

Gurevich, Alex

Here, it is shown that a multilayer comprised of alternating thin superconducting and insulating layers on a thick substrate can fully screen the applied magnetic field exceeding the superheating fields H_s of both the superconducting layers and the substrate, the maximum Meissner field is achieved at an optimum multilayer thickness. For instance, a dirty layer of thickness ~0.1 μm at the Nb surface could increase H_s ≃ 240 mT of a clean Nb up to H_s ≃ 290 mT. Optimized multilayers of Nb₃Sn, NbN, some of the iron pnictides, or alloyed Nb deposited onto the surface of the Nb resonator cavities could potentially double the rf breakdown field, pushing the peak accelerating electric fields above 100 MV/m while protecting the cavity from dendritic thermomagnetic avalanches caused by local penetration of vortices.

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Research Organization:: Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0010081

OSTI ID:: 1167048

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1420667; OSTI ID: 1444103

Journal Information:: AIP Advances, Journal Name: AIP Advances Vol. 5 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 2158-3226

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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