The Effect of Defects on Functional Properties of Niobium for Superconducting Radio-Frequency Cavities: A First-Principles Study
abstract: Niobium is the primary material for fabricating superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities. However, presence of impurities and defects degrade the superconducting behavior of niobium twofold, first by nucleating non-superconducting phases and second by increasing the residual surface...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.55489 |