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中国物理学会期刊

N2流速对外延TiN薄膜超导性质及维度特性的影响

Influences of N2 flow rate on the superconducting properties and dimensionality of epitaxial TiN thin films

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  • 本研究采用直流反应磁控溅射技术在MgO基底上外延生长了厚度为35 nm的TiN薄膜,并系统探究了薄膜生长过程中氮气(N2)流速对TiN薄膜表面形貌、超导转变温度(Tc)、剩余电阻率比(RRR)、低温下的正常态电阻率ρn、上临界磁场以及超导维度特性的影响。实验结果表明,在N2流速 为1.5 sccm 时沉积的薄膜展现出最佳综合性能,包括最高的超导转变温度(4.93K)、最大的RRR、最小的ρn以及最低的垂直方向上临界磁场斜率。上临界磁场显示出显著的各向异性特征。值得注意的是,平行方向上临界磁场数据表明,样品质量的优化会导致薄膜行为偏离二维特性,这为探究薄膜厚度之外影响超导维度的其他因素提供了新的视角。本研究的结果对全面理解薄膜生长参数与超导性能之间的关系提供了重要参考。

    TiN thin films have received great attention in the field of superconducting quantum computing due to their low loss characteristics derived from stable chemical properties. In this study, TiN thin films with a thickness of 35 nm were epitaxially grown on MgO substrates using dc reactive magnetron sputtering technology. The crystal structure, film thickness, and surface morphology of the thin films were characterized using X-ray diffraction, X-ray reflection, and atomic force microscopy. The films exhibit a very flat surface with a root mean square roughness of only a few tenths of a nanometer. The influences of nitrogen (N2) flow rate on the surface morphology, superconducting transition temperature (Tc), residual resistivity ratio (RRR), normal-state resistivity (ρn), upper critical field, and superconducting dimensionality were investigated systematically. The experimental results show that TiN films deposited with a N2 flow rate of 1.5 sccm exhibit optimal performance, including the highest Tc (4.93 K), the largest RRR, the lowest ρn, and the lowest slope of the out-of-film upper critical field near Tc. Moreover, the experiment shows that the background vacuum inside the growth chamber has a significant impact on the superconducting properties of TiN films, and its decrease can lead to the decrease of Tc. Upper critical field reveals a significant anisotropic feature. Importantly, the in-film upper critical field data demonstrates that the optimization of sample quality leads to deviation from 2D superconducting behavior, which provides a new perspective on the influencing factors of superconducting dimensionality beyond the thickness of films. The present result provides useful references for a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between growth parameters and the superconducting properties of thin films.

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