A surprising new superconductor

Science Daily   May 1, 2018
A team of researchers in the US (NIST, University of Colorado, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Argonne National Laboratory, Syracuse University) has shown that electroplated rhenium (Re) films in multilayers with metals such as Cu, Au, and Pd have an enhanced superconducting critical temperature relative to previous methods of preparing Re. The dc resistance and magnetic susceptibility indicate a critical temperature of approximately 6 K. It meets ideal characteristics desired for use in circuit boards for ultrafast, next-generation computing applications: superconducting at higher, easier-to-achieve critical temperatures, easy to work with mechanically, non-toxic, and melts at high temperatures… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLE