IPAC2022 - List of Authors (Arnold, S.G.)

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TUPOTK036	Study of Chemical Treatments to Optimize Niobium-3 Tin Growth in the Nucleation Phase	1295
	L. Shpani, S.G. Arnold, G. Gaitan, M. Liepe, Z. Sun Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA T. Arias, M.M. Kelley, N. Sitaraman Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
	Funding: This research is funded by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. PHY-1549132, the Center for Bright Beams. Niobium-3 Tin (Nb₃Sn) is a high-potential material for next-generation Superconducting Radiofrequency (SRF) cavities in particle accelerators. The most promising growth method to date is based on vapor diffusion of tin into a niobium substrate with nucleating agent Tin Chloride (SnCl₂). Still, the current vapor diffusion recipe has significant room for realizing further performance improvement. We are investigating how different chemical treatments on the niobium substrate before coating influence the growth of a smooth and uniform Nb₃Sn layer. More specifically, this study focuses on the interaction between the SnCl₂ nucleating agent and the niobium surface oxides. We compare the effect of different chemical treatments with different pH values on the tin droplet distribution on niobium after the nucleation stage of coating. We also look at the effect that the nucleation temperature has on the smoothness and uniformity of the tin distribution, with the ultimate goal of optimizing the recipe to coat smooth Nb₃Sn cavities.
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-TUPOTK036
About •	Received ※ 12 June 2022 — Revised ※ 15 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 16 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 17 June 2022
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Study of Chemical Treatments to Optimize Niobium-3 Tin Growth in the Nucleation Phase

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L. Shpani, S.G. Arnold, G. Gaitan, M. Liepe, Z. Sun
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
T. Arias, M.M. Kelley, N. Sitaraman
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Funding: This research is funded by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. PHY-1549132, the Center for Bright Beams.
Niobium-3 Tin (Nb₃Sn) is a high-potential material for next-generation Superconducting Radiofrequency (SRF) cavities in particle accelerators. The most promising growth method to date is based on vapor diffusion of tin into a niobium substrate with nucleating agent Tin Chloride (SnCl₂). Still, the current vapor diffusion recipe has significant room for realizing further performance improvement. We are investigating how different chemical treatments on the niobium substrate before coating influence the growth of a smooth and uniform Nb₃Sn layer. More specifically, this study focuses on the interaction between the SnCl₂ nucleating agent and the niobium surface oxides. We compare the effect of different chemical treatments with different pH values on the tin droplet distribution on niobium after the nucleation stage of coating. We also look at the effect that the nucleation temperature has on the smoothness and uniformity of the tin distribution, with the ultimate goal of optimizing the recipe to coat smooth Nb₃Sn cavities.

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reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-TUPOTK036

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Received ※ 12 June 2022 — Revised ※ 15 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 16 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 17 June 2022

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reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)