Thin-film synthesis of superconductor-on-insulator A15 vanadium silicide.
Sci Rep
; 11(1): 2358, 2021 Jan 27.
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ABSTRACT
We present a new method for thin-film synthesis of the superconducting A15 phase of vanadium silicide with critical temperature higher than 13 K. Interdiffusion between a metallic vanadium film and the underlying silicon device layer in a silicon-on-insulator substrate, at temperatures between 650 and 750 °C, favors formation of the vanadium-rich A15 phase by limiting the supply of available silicon for the reaction. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction verify the stoichiometry and structure of the synthesized thin films. We measure superconducting critical currents of more than 106 amperes per square centimeter at low temperature in micron-scale bars fabricated from the material, and an upper critical magnetic field of 20 T, from which we deduce a superconducting coherence length of 4 nm, consistent with previously reported bulk values. The relatively high critical temperature of A15 vanadium silicide is an appealing property for use in silicon-compatible quantum devices and circuits.
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