Topics
- Perspective of thin film cavities in international projects
- Theoretical modelling of RF behavior (Q-drop mechanism in thin films, SRF performance enhancement with mono- and multilayered superconductors)
- Nb thin film technology: energetic condensation from highly ionized plasmas (HiPIMS, vacuum arc dposition, ECR plasma deposition …) and conventional PVD
- CVD and ALD for SRF materials
- Other superconducting materials beyond niobium: NbN, NbTiN, Nb3Sn, MgB2 and other high-Tc superconductors (oxypnictides, FeSe monolayer…)
- Advanced preparation of substrates and atmospheric plasmas
- Advances in cavity substrate fabrication (electroplating, seamless cavities, 3D-manufacturing…)
- RF and material characterization for SRF films
- Superconducting films beyond SRF
