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Flexible superconducting wiring for integration with low temperature detector and readout fabrication

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Galen O'Neil, Daniel Swetz, Joel Ullom, Daniel Schmidt, Joel Weber, John Mates, William Doriese, Mark Keller, Michael Vissers, Kelsey Morgan, Robinjeet Singh

Abstract

We present a method of creating high density superconducting flexible wiring on flexible thin silicon substrates. The flexible wiring, called SOI flex, is created by depositing superconducting wiring on a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer, selectively etching away the thicker silicon section handle layer, and bending the thinner silicon device layer. We show measurements of superconducting transition temperature and critical current for Mo, Nb, and Al on SOI flex. We discuss the expected advantages of SOI flex for low temperature detector applications, as well as the role of stress and strain in bent silicon and niobium.
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Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Citation

O'Neil, G. , Swetz, D. , Ullom, J. , Schmidt, D. , Weber, J. , Mates, J. , Doriese, W. , Keller, M. , Vissers, M. , Morgan, K. and Singh, R. (2024), Flexible superconducting wiring for integration with low temperature detector and readout fabrication, Journal of Low Temperature Physics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-024-03209-8, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=956858 (Accessed December 26, 2024)

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Created September 14, 2024, Updated October 22, 2024