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We demonstrate electron cooling in silicon using platinum silicide as a superconductor contact to selectively remove the highest energy electrons. The superconducting critical temperature of bulk PtSi is reduced from around 1 K to 0.79 K…
The effect of water exposure on MgB2 is studied by submerging an 800 nm thick MgB2 film into deionized water at room temperature for 1 hour, 4 hours, 10 hours, and 15 hours, and by analyzing the resulting material using scanning electron…
In this work, we report the preparation of a superconductor thin film of the BSCCO system using a good quality powder with nominal composition Bi_{1.8}Pb_{0.4}Sr_2CaCu_2O_x which was thermally treated using a domestic microwave oven (2.45…
T-carbon has been proposed as a new carbon allotrope in 2011, which was successfully synthesized in recent experiments. Because of its fluffy structure, several kinds of atoms can be intercalated into T-carbon, making it a versatile…
We report on the synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline delta-MoN by crystallization of amorphous thin films grown on (100) Si by reactive sputtering at room temperature. Films with chemical composition MoN were grown using a…
We have studied the structural and superconducting properties of MgB$_2$ thin films made by pulsed laser deposition followed by in situ annealing. The cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy reveals a nanocrystalline mixture of…
The discoveries of superconductivity in heavily boron-doped diamond, silicon and silicon carbide renewed the interest in the ground states of charge-carrier doped wide-gap semiconductors. Recently, aluminium doping in silicon carbide…
The interplay between substrates and superconducting thin films has attracted increasing attention. Here, we report an in-depth investigation on superconducting properties of the epitaxial TiN thin films grown on three different substrates…
The mechanism of superconductivity caused by the electron-vibrational centres and their inherent oscillations in crystals and solid-state structures near room temperature and at higher temperatures - hyperconductivity is discussed and…
We report the ac magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistance, and X-ray diffraction measurements of platinum hydride (PtHx) in diamond anvil cells, which reveal its superconducting transition. At 32 GPa, when PtHx is in a P63/mmc…
We study superconductivity in Boron using first-principles LAPW calculations, the rigid-muffin-tin approximation and the McMillan theory. Our results point to an electron-phonon mechanism producing transition temperatures near 10K at high…
The intersection of superconductivity and ferroelectricity hosts a wide range of exotic quantum phenomena. Here, we report on the observation of superconductivity in high-quality tin telluride films grown by molecular beam epitaxy.…
We analyze the influence of the surface passivation produced by oxides on the superconducting properties of $\gamma$-Mo$_2$N ultra-thin films. The superconducting critical temperature of thin films grown directly on Si (100) with those…
The binary polyhydrides of heavy rare earth lutetium that shares a similar valence electron configuration to lanthanum have been experimentally discovered to be superconductive. The lutetium polyhydrides were successfully synthesized at…
Amorphous thin film superconductors are promising alternatives for the development of superconducting radiation detectors, especially superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) and superconducting microwire single photon…
We report the direct observation of superconductivity in nitridized-aluminum thin films. The films are produced by sputtering deposition of aluminum in a controlled mixture of nitrogen diluted in argon. The concentration of applied nitrogen…
Pressure is a key parameter for tuning or revealing superconductivity in materials and compounds. Many measurements of superconducting phase transition temperatures have been conducted using diamond anvil cells (DACs), which provide a wide…
Titanium oxides have many fascinating optical and electrical properties, such as the superconductivity at 2.0 K in cubic titanium monoxide TiO polycrystalline bulk. However, the lack of TiO single crystals or epitaxial films has prevented…
Precursor MgB2 thin films were prepared on sapphire substrates by magnetron sputtering. Influence of ex-situ annealing process on superconducting MgB2 thin films roughness is discussed. Optimized annealing process of MgB precursor thin…
Recent renewal of the highest transition temperature in a conventional superconductor of the sulfer hydride attracts much attention to exploring simple compounds with the lighter elements, situated in unconventional conditions. We report…