Superconductor composites and devices comprising same
View Patent ↗Compositions comprising a) one or more amorphous superconductor layers bound to one or more flexible substrate layers, or b) one or more superconductor layers bound to one or more layers of a high dielectric material are disclosed. Furthermore, provided herein are articles comprising one or more compositions of the invention and method of manufacturing thereof.
1. A method of manufacturing a composition comprising one or more amorphous superconductor layer bound to one or more substrate layer, wherein said one or more substrate layer comprises any of: a Van der Waals material, an amorphous material, or a combination thereof; and wherein said one or more amorphous superconductor layer is a continuous film, the method comprises the steps of:
a. introducing said substrate selected from Van der Waals material, amorphous material, or a combination thereof into an ambient of reduced pressure, wherein said substrate being under controlled temperature;
b. providing a target under conditions sufficient for sputtering, wherein said target comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), zirconium (Zr), lanthanum (La), germanium (Ge), gallium (Ga), lead (Pb), beryllium (Be), zinc (Zn), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), bismuth (Bi), indium (In), tin (Sn), palladium (Pd), gold (Au), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), nitrogen (N), oxygen (O) and silicon (Si) or any combination thereof;
c. sputtering said one or more elements onto said substrate, thereby manufacturing the amorphous superconductor layer on said substrate; wherein said sputtering is performed at a temperature below 500 C.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising repeating step (c), thereby manufacturing a plurality of superconductor layers on said substrate; and wherein said substrate is a polymeric material.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said controlled temperature is less than 70° C.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said conditions comprise vacuum and plasma irradiation.