Nanoparticles of NbC produced by laser ablation in liquid: a study of structural, magnetic and superconductivity properties

Fernando Fabris, Ali F. García-Flores, Julian Andres Munevar Cagigas +3

Niobium carbide (NbC) is a high-field Type II superconductor with a critical temperature ($T_C$) of 11.1 K, just above that of pure Nb ($T_C=9$ K). Downsizing NbC to the nanopart…