Superconductivity in metal-mixed ion-implanted polymer films
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| Title | Superconductivity in metal-mixed ion-implanted polymer films |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Micolich, A. P., Tavenner E. L., Powell Ben J., Hamilton A. R., Curry M. T., Giedd R. E., and Meredith Paul |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pagination | - |
| Abstract | Ion implantation of normally insulating polymers offers an alternative to depositing conjugated organics onto plastic films to make electronic circuits. We used a 50 keV nitrogen ion beam to mix a thin 10 nm Sn/Sb alloy film into the subsurface of polyetheretherketone and report the low temperature properties of this material. We observed metallic behavior, and the onset of superconductivity below 3 K. There are strong indications that the superconductivity does not result from a residual thin film of alloy, but instead from a network of alloy grains coupled via a weakly conducting, ion-beam carbonized polymer matrix. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics. |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.2358190 |