Published April 15, 2006
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Journal article
Study of the δ-Al/Ag superconducting alloy for TES applications
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, University and INFN of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa (Italy) and Kirchhoff-Institut fuer Physik, Universitaet Heidelberg, INF 227, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany) and Technische Universitat Munchen, E15 James Franck Strasse, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
- 2. Department of Physics, University and INFN of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa (Italy)
- 3. INFM and Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova (Italy)
Description
Despite the general discard in using Al/Ag alloys as transition edge sensors (TES), primarily due to the persistent instability of these devices, further investigations were conducted on the metallic diffusion processes based on the phase diagram of these systems for periods of more than 9 months. The results demonstrated the formation of a stable superconducting inter-metallic alloy at the sample interface showing an HCP lattice corresponding to the δ-Al/Ag phase alloy. Furthermore, the transition temperature of the alloy depends on the material stoichoimetry and can vary from about 80 mK to more than 100 mK. In this paper, we suggest the R and D continuation of Al/Ag inter-metallic δ-phase as homogeneous stable films for TES applications
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.053;
- PII
- S0168-9002(05)02481-2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 559
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 465-467
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
Conference
- Title
- 11. international workshop on low temperature detectors
- Acronym
- LTD-11
- Dates
- 31 Jul - 5 Aug 2005
- Place
- Tokyo (Japan)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37094010
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ALLOYS; DIFFUSION; EQUIPMENT; HCP LATTICES; INSTABILITY; INTERFACES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; THIN FILMS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; USES
- Descriptors DEC
- CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAGRAMS; FILMS; HEXAGONAL LATTICES; INFORMATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.