Tuning of superconducting properties with disorder in NbxSn nanocrystalline thin films
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| author | Poojary, Mahesh Bathula, Vishwanadh Kumar, Yash Verma, Amar Kadam, Ekta Bose, Sangita |
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| contents | Nanocrystalline superconducting films offer an excellent platform to explore the interplay between disorder, granularity, and dimensionality. In this work, we investigate two series of NbxSn thin films with near-stoichiometric (x =3) and slightly Sn-rich (x =2.5) compositions, deposited on Si (100) substrates via DC magnetron sputtering. Both series exhibit nanocrystalline morphology, with the Sn-rich films displaying smaller grain sizes and a more granular microstructure. A suppression of the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) with decreasing film thickness is observed in both series. Notably, a disorder-driven crossover to an insulating state emerges, occurring at a thickness of approximately 11 nm for the Sn-rich films-about twice that of the stoichiometric films. The estimated disorder parameter (kFl=0.4) in the thinnest films indicates proximity to the Anderson localization regime for these films. Magneto-transport measurements reveal a thickness-driven 3D to 2D crossover, with its onset strongly dependent on film stoichiometry. Furthermore, a pronounced suppression of superfluid stiffness is observed in the Sn-rich films, corroborating the structure-property correlations identified in this study. This work highlights the role of stoichiometry controlled disorder in tuning superconductivity in granular NbxSn thin films. |
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| spellingShingle | Tuning of superconducting properties with disorder in NbxSn nanocrystalline thin films Poojary, Mahesh Bathula, Vishwanadh Kumar, Yash Verma, Amar Kadam, Ekta Bose, Sangita Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Nanocrystalline superconducting films offer an excellent platform to explore the interplay between disorder, granularity, and dimensionality. In this work, we investigate two series of NbxSn thin films with near-stoichiometric (x =3) and slightly Sn-rich (x =2.5) compositions, deposited on Si (100) substrates via DC magnetron sputtering. Both series exhibit nanocrystalline morphology, with the Sn-rich films displaying smaller grain sizes and a more granular microstructure. A suppression of the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) with decreasing film thickness is observed in both series. Notably, a disorder-driven crossover to an insulating state emerges, occurring at a thickness of approximately 11 nm for the Sn-rich films-about twice that of the stoichiometric films. The estimated disorder parameter (kFl=0.4) in the thinnest films indicates proximity to the Anderson localization regime for these films. Magneto-transport measurements reveal a thickness-driven 3D to 2D crossover, with its onset strongly dependent on film stoichiometry. Furthermore, a pronounced suppression of superfluid stiffness is observed in the Sn-rich films, corroborating the structure-property correlations identified in this study. This work highlights the role of stoichiometry controlled disorder in tuning superconductivity in granular NbxSn thin films. |
| title | Tuning of superconducting properties with disorder in NbxSn nanocrystalline thin films |
| topic | Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00954 |