Analysis of Nb3Sn surface layers for superconducting radio frequency cavity applications

Becker, Chaoyue; Posen, Sam; Groll, Nickolas; Cook, Russell; Schlepütz, Christian M.; Hall, Daniel Leslie; Liepe, Matthias; Pellin, Michael; Zasadzinski, John; Proslier, Thomas

doi:10.1063/1.4913617

Title: Analysis of Nb₃Sn surface layers for superconducting radio frequency cavity applications

Journal Article · Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913617· OSTI ID:1354828

Becker, Chaoyue ^[1];

^[2]; Groll, Nickolas ^[3]; Cook, Russell ^[3];

^[3]; Hall, Daniel Leslie ^[2];

^[4]; Pellin, Michael ^[3]; Zasadzinski, John ^[5]; Proslier, Thomas ^[3]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
Cornell Lab. for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, NY (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Cornell Lab. for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, NY (United States); Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)

Here, we present an analysis of Nb₃Sn surface layers grown on a bulk Nb coupon prepared at the same time and by the same vapor diffusion process used to make Nb₃Sn coatings on 1.3 GHz Nb cavities. Tunneling spectroscopy reveal a well developed, homogeneous superconducting density of states at the surface with a gap value distribution centered around 2.7 ± 0.4 meV and superconducting critical temperature's (T_c) up to 16.3K. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) performed on cross sections of the sample's surface shows a ~ 2 microns thick Nb₃Sn surface layer. The elemental composition map exhibits a Nb:Sn ratio of 3:1 with buried substoichiometric regions with a ratio of 5:1. Synchrotron diffraction experiments indicate a polycrystalline Nb₃Sn film and confirm the presence of Nb rich regions that occupies about a third of the coating volume. These low T_c regions could play an important role in the dissipation mechanisms occurring during RF tests of Nb₃Sn -coated Nb cavities and open the way for further improving a very promising alternative to pure Nb cavities for particle accelerators.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Materials Sciences and Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1354828

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 8; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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