Ultrathin epitaxial superconducting niobium nitride films grown by a chemical solution technique

Abstract

Ultrathin epitaxial superconducting NbN (18 nm) films, exhibiting a superconducting transition temperature of 14 K and a critical current density as high as 5.2 MA cm(-2) at 5 K under zero magnetic field, were grown on SrTiO(3) (STO) by a chemical solution technique, polymer assisted deposition (PAD).