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We characterize niobium nitride (NbN) $\lambda/2$ coplanar waveguide resonators, which were fabricated from a 10nm thick film on silicon dioxide grown by sputter deposition. For films grown at 120{\deg}C we report a superconducting critical…

Superconducting thin films with high intrinsic kinetic inductance are of great importance for photon detectors, achieving strong coupling in hybrid systems, and protected qubits. We report on the performance of titanium nitride resonators,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-05 A. Shearrow , G. Koolstra , S. J. Whiteley , N. Earnest , P. S. Barry , F. J. Heremans , D. D. Awschalom , E. Shirokoff , D. I. Schuster

We present spiral resonators of thin film niobium (Nb) that exhibit large geometric inductance, high critical magnetic fields and high single photon quality factors. These low loss geometric inductors can be a compelling alternative to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-26 M. Medahinne , Y. P. Kandel , S. Thapa Magar , E. Champion , J. M. Nichol , M. S. Blok

We demonstrate that a high kinetic inductance disordered superconductor can realize a low microwave loss, non-dissipative circuit element with an impedance greater than the quantum resistance ($R_Q = h/4e^2 \simeq 6.5k\Omega$). This…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-04-10 David Niepce , Jonathan Burnett , Jonas Bylander

The high critical magnetic field and relatively high critical temperature of niobium nitride (NbN) make it a promising material candidate for applications in superconducting quantum technology. However, NbN-based devices and circuits are…

Superconducting resonators with high-kinetic inductance play a central role in hybrid quantum circuits, enabling strong coupling with quantum systems with small electric dipole moment and improved parametric amplification. However,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-30 Camille Roy , Simone Frasca , Pasquale Scarlino

Spin-photon coupling presents an enticing opportunity for the long-range coupling of spin qubits. The spin-photon coupling rate $g_{s}$ is proportional to the charge-photon coupling rate $g_{c}$. To move deeper into the strong coupling…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-17 X. Zhang , Z. Zhu , N. P. Ong , J. R. Petta

We characterize inductors fabricated from ultra-thin, approximately 100 nm wide strips of niobium (Nb) and niobium nitride (NbN). These nanowires have a large kinetic inductance in the superconducting state. The kinetic inductance scales…

Superconducting coplanar waveguide resonators are essential components in quantum processors, where their internal quality factor (Qi) constrains qubit coherence and readout fidelity. In niobium devices, microwave losses at millikelvin…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-13 Anas Alkhazaleh , Juan Villegas , Florent Ravaux , Alexey Zharinov

Superconducting thin films with high intrinsic kinetic inductance $L_{k}$ are important for high-sensitivity detectors, enabling strong coupling in hybrid quantum systems, and enhancing nonlinearities in quantum devices. We report the…

The performance of superconducting microwave circuits is strongly influenced by the material properties of the superconducting film and substrate. While progress has been made in understanding the importance of surface preparation and the…

Niobium is a practical material platform for superconducting microwave circuits; however, device-level performance can vary significantly depending on film growth and processing conditions. We compare three epitaxial Nb films grown on…

Millimeter-wave superconducting devices offer a platform for quantum experiments at temperatures above 1 K, and new avenues for studying light-matter interactions in the strong coupling regime. Using the intrinsic nonlinearity associated…

We have designed, fabricated and tested a frequency-tunable high-Q superconducting resonator made from a niobium titanium nitride film. The frequency tunability is achieved by injecting a DC current through a current-directing circuit into…

We present superconducting microwave-frequency resonators based on NbTiN nanowires. The small cross section of the nanowires minimizes vortex generation, making the resonators resilient to magnetic fields. Measured intrinsic quality factors…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-04-13 N. Samkharadze , A. Bruno , P. Scarlino , G. Zheng , D. P. DiVincenzo , L. DiCarlo , L. M. K. Vandersypen

We present in this letter terahertz (THz) metamaterials with low ohmic losses made from low-temperature superconductor niobium nitride (NbN) films. The resonance properties are characterized by THz time-domain spectroscopy. The unloaded…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-30 C. H. Zhang , J. B. Wu , B. B. Jin , Z. M. Ji , L. Kang , W. W. Xu , J. Chen , P. H. Wu

We systematically study the performance of compact lumped element planar microwave $\mathrm{Nb_{70}Ti_{30}N}$ (NbTiN) resonators operating at 5 GHz in external in-plane magnetic fields up to 440 mT, a broad temperature regime from 2.2 K up…

Titanium nitride is an attractive material for a range of superconducting quantum-circuit applications owing to its low microwave losses, high surface inductance, and chemical stability. The physical properties and device performance,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-11-27 Ran Gao , Wenlong Yu , Hao Deng , Hsiang-Sheng Ku , Zhisheng Li , Minghua Wang , Xiaohe Miao , Yue Lin , Chunqing Deng

Superconducting coplanar waveguide (SCPW) resonators with high internal quality factors (\Q_i) are essential for quantum information applications, but suffer severe Qi degradation under magnetic fields due to quasiparticle generation and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-26 Bongkeon Kim , Chang Geun Yu , Priyanath Mal , Yong-Joo Doh

Niobium thin films on silicon substrate used in the fabrication of superconducting qubits have been characterized using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, electrical transport, magnetization, quasiparticle spectroscopy, and…

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