Influence of substrate-induced thermal stress on the superconducting properties of V3Si thin films

Tom Doekle Vethaak, Frederic Gustavo, Thierry Farjot +5

Thin films of superconducting V${}_3$Si were prepared by means of RF sputtering from a compound V${}_3$Si target at room temperature onto sapphire and oxide-coated silicon wafers, foll…