Effect of C additives with 0.5% in weight on structural, optical and superconducting properties of Ta-Nb-Hf-Zr-Ti high entropy alloy films

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Main Authors: Le, Tien, Lee, Yeonkyu, Tran, Dzung T., Choi, Woo Seok, Kang, Won Nam, Yun, Jinyoung, Kim, Jeehoon, Song, Jaegu, Han, Yoonseok, Park, Tuson, Tran, Duc H., Jung, Soon-Gil, Hwang, Jungseek
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author Le, Tien
Lee, Yeonkyu
Tran, Dzung T.
Choi, Woo Seok
Kang, Won Nam
Yun, Jinyoung
Kim, Jeehoon
Song, Jaegu
Han, Yoonseok
Park, Tuson
Tran, Duc H.
Jung, Soon-Gil
Hwang, Jungseek
author_facet Le, Tien
Lee, Yeonkyu
Tran, Dzung T.
Choi, Woo Seok
Kang, Won Nam
Yun, Jinyoung
Kim, Jeehoon
Song, Jaegu
Han, Yoonseok
Park, Tuson
Tran, Duc H.
Jung, Soon-Gil
Hwang, Jungseek
contents We investigated the superconducting (SC) properties of Ta-Nb-Hf-Zr-Ti high-entropy alloy (HEA) thin films with 0.5% weight C additives. The C additives stabilize the structural properties and enhance the SC critical properties, including $μ_0$Hc$_2$ (13.45 T) and Tc (7.5 K). The reflectance of the C-added HEA film is enhanced in the low-energy region, resulting in a higher optical conductivity, which is consistent with the lower electrical resistivity. In addition, we observed SC vortices in the C-added HEA film using magnetic force microscopy. The magnetic penetration depths ($λ$) of the pure HEA and C-added HEA films were estimated from their Meissner force curves by comparing them with those of a reference Nb film. At 4.2 K, the λ of the C-added film is 360 nm, shorter than that of the pure HEA film (560 nm), indicating stronger superconductivity against an applied magnetic field.
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spellingShingle Effect of C additives with 0.5% in weight on structural, optical and superconducting properties of Ta-Nb-Hf-Zr-Ti high entropy alloy films
Le, Tien
Lee, Yeonkyu
Tran, Dzung T.
Choi, Woo Seok
Kang, Won Nam
Yun, Jinyoung
Kim, Jeehoon
Song, Jaegu
Han, Yoonseok
Park, Tuson
Tran, Duc H.
Jung, Soon-Gil
Hwang, Jungseek
Superconductivity
Materials Science
We investigated the superconducting (SC) properties of Ta-Nb-Hf-Zr-Ti high-entropy alloy (HEA) thin films with 0.5% weight C additives. The C additives stabilize the structural properties and enhance the SC critical properties, including $μ_0$Hc$_2$ (13.45 T) and Tc (7.5 K). The reflectance of the C-added HEA film is enhanced in the low-energy region, resulting in a higher optical conductivity, which is consistent with the lower electrical resistivity. In addition, we observed SC vortices in the C-added HEA film using magnetic force microscopy. The magnetic penetration depths ($λ$) of the pure HEA and C-added HEA films were estimated from their Meissner force curves by comparing them with those of a reference Nb film. At 4.2 K, the λ of the C-added film is 360 nm, shorter than that of the pure HEA film (560 nm), indicating stronger superconductivity against an applied magnetic field.
title Effect of C additives with 0.5% in weight on structural, optical and superconducting properties of Ta-Nb-Hf-Zr-Ti high entropy alloy films
topic Superconductivity
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.20650