Superconducting RF materials other than bulk niobium: a review

AM Valente-Feliciano - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
For the past five decades, bulk niobium (Nb) has been the material of choice for
superconducting RF (SRF) cavity applications. Alternatives such as Nb thin films and other …

Nitrogen do** and infusion in SRF cavities: A review

P Dhakal - Physics Open, 2020 - Elsevier
Advances in SRF technology over the last 40 years allowed achieving accelerating
gradients~ 50​ MV/m corresponding to peak surface magnetic fields close to the theoretical …

Nb3Sn superconducting radiofrequency cavities: fabrication, results, properties, and prospects

S Posen, DL Hall - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
A microns-thick film of Nb 3 Sn on the inner surface of a superconducting radiofrequency
(SRF) cavity has been demonstrated to substantially improve cryogenic efficiency compared …

Advances in Nb3Sn superconducting radiofrequency cavities towards first practical accelerator applications

S Posen, J Lee, DN Seidman… - Superconductor …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Nb 3 Sn is a promising next-generation material for superconducting radiofrequency
cavities, with significant potential for both large scale and compact accelerator applications …

Theory of RF superconductivity for resonant cavities

A Gurevich - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
An overview of a theory of electromagnetic response of superconductors in strong radio-
frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields is given with the emphasis on applications to …

Field-dependent nonlinear surface resistance and its optimization by surface nanostructuring in superconductors

T Kubo, A Gurevich - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We propose a theory of nonlinear surface resistance of a dirty superconductor in a strong
radio-frequency (rf) field, taking into account magnetic and nonmagnetic impurities, finite …

Challenges and transformative opportunities in superconductor vortex physics

S Eley, A Glatz, R Willa - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In superconductors, the motion of vortices introduces unwanted dissipation that is disruptive
to applications. Fortunately, material defects can immobilize vortices, acting as vortex …

Surface impedance and optimum surface resistance of a superconductor with an imperfect surface

A Gurevich, T Kubo - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
We calculate a low-frequency surface impedance of a dirty, s-wave superconductor with an
imperfect surface incorporating either a thin layer with a reduced pairing constant or a thin …

Limits of the upper critical field in dirty two-gap superconductors

A Gurevich - Physica C: Superconductivity, 2007 - Elsevier
An overview of the theory of the upper critical field in dirty two-gap superconductors, with a
particular emphasis on MgB2 is given. We focus here on the maximum Hc2 which may be …

Tuning microwave losses in superconducting resonators

A Gurevich - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The performance of superconducting resonators, particularly cavities for particle
accelerators and micro cavities and thin film resonators for quantum computations and …