Role of carbon nanotube ribbon on the superconducting properties of epitaxial NbC films

We demonstrated the integration of highly aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) ribbons with epitaxial NbC films. The formation of NbC/CNT composites enhanced the normal-state conductivity along the CNT axial direction and improved the superconducting transition temperature of the assembly. The enhanced upp...

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Autores: Zhang, Yingying, Ronning, Filip, Gofryk, Krzysztof, Mara, Nathan. A., Haberkorn, Nestor Fabian, Zou, Guifu, Wang, Haiyan, Lee, Joon H., Bauer, Eve, McCleskey, Thomas M., Burell, Anthony K., Civale, Leonardo, Zhu, Y. T., Jia, Quanxi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/196390
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/196390
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Thin film
Nanotubes
NbC
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:We demonstrated the integration of highly aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) ribbons with epitaxial NbC films. The formation of NbC/CNT composites enhanced the normal-state conductivity along the CNT axial direction and improved the superconducting transition temperature of the assembly. The enhanced upper critical field of NbC/CNT suggested that the inclusion of CNTs in the NbC matrix reduced the coherence length of the NbC. Nanomechanical testing also demonstrated the potential for enhanced fracture toughness of NbC/CNT composites.