Nanostructures made from superconducting boron-doped diamond

Nanotechnology. 2010 May 14;21(19):195303. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/19/195303. Epub 2010 Apr 19.

Abstract

We report on the transport properties of nanostructures made from boron-doped superconducting diamond. Starting from nanocrystalline superconducting boron-doped diamond thin films, grown by chemical vapour deposition, we pattern by electron-beam lithography devices with dimensions in the nanometer range. We show that even for such small devices, the superconducting properties of the material are well preserved: for wires of width less than 100 nm, we measure critical temperatures in the kelvin range and critical fields in the tesla range.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't