IP Library Granted Patent US 12,513,813
Granted Patent B2
US 12,513,813 · App. 17/581,353 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Enhanced NB3SN surfaces for superconducting cavities

Inventors: Sam Posen (Arlington Heights, IL); Anna Grassellino (Batavia, IL)
Assignee: FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC
H05H7/20C23C14/56C23C16/045C23C16/06C23C16/4485C23C16/54H01B12/06H01P7/06H01P11/008H10N60/0184C01G19/00C01G33/00H01B1/02H10N60/00H10N60/01H10N60/0156H10N60/0381H10N60/0436
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Patent No.
US 12,513,813
App. No.
17/581,353
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for treating a cavity comprises arranging a niobium structure in a coating chamber, the coating chamber being arranged inside a furnace, coating the niobium structure with tin thereby forming an Nb 3 Sn layer on the niobium structure, and doping the Nb 3 Sn layer with nitrogen, thereby forming a nitrogen doped Nb 3 Sn layer on the niobium structure.

Claims (24)

1 . A system for treating a workpiece, the system comprising:

a furnace;

a housing configured to house the furnace;

a coating chamber configured inside the furnace, the coating chamber configured to house a workpiece;

a vapor material provided in a first crucible, in the coating chamber;

additional vapor material provided in a second crucible, in the coating chamber;

a first separate heater configured inside the coating chamber in the furnace, for heating the vapor material in the first crucible;

a second separate heater configured inside the coating chamber in the furnace, for heating the vapor material in the second crucible;

a fitting formed on the furnace;

an endplate formed in the housing; and

an access door formed in the endplate, the access door further comprising:

a neck formed in the access door, the neck further comprising an outer heat shield, an inner heat shield and at least one heat shield pin connecting the outer heat shield and the inner heat shield.

2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the first separate heater comprises a vacuum-compatible heater.

3 . The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a chamber support base for holding the coating chamber in the furnace, the chamber support base comprising:

a plurality of legs connected to a substantially horizontal rim.

4 . The system of claim 3 further comprising:

a chamber support sled affixed to the coating chamber, the chamber support sled comprising:

a plurality of lateral slats connected to a rib, wherein the plurality of lateral slats are configured to slide along the horizontal rim of the chamber support base.

5 . The system of claim 1 wherein the crucible for holding the vapor material is proximate to the separate heater inside the furnace.

6 . The system of claim 1 wherein the vapor material comprises tin.

7 . The system of claim 1 wherein the workpiece comprises a niobium superconducting radio frequency cavity.

8 . The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a cavity holder for holding the workpiece inside the coating chamber.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2024
From: FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
To: FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 069795/0347 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Reel/Frame 064187/0272 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2022
From: POSEN, SAM; GRASSELLINO, ANNA
To: FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 058770/0521 →
Continuity (3)
Division 16784092 · Feb 6, 2020
Provisional Application 62802280 · Feb 7, 2019
Related Publication 20220151055A1 · May 12, 2022
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