SRF2017 - List of Authors (Eremeev, G.V.)

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TUPB067	Insights into Formation of Nb3Sn Film During the Vapor Diffusion Process	539
	U. Pudasaini, M.J. Kelley The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA G.V. Eremeev, M.J. Kelley, C.E. Reece JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA M.J. Kelley, J. Tuggle Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
	Funding: Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DE-AC05-06OR23177 and Office of High Energy Physics under grant DE-SC-0014475. The potential of Nb3Sn for SRF cavities is widely recognized and renewed R&D efforts continue to bring new insights about material structure and its properties. We have systematically coated niobium with Nb3Sn using "vapor diffusion" under varying coating conditions to elucidate the reaction of tin with niobium at the temperatures of interest. The analysis of the coated samples is revealing new understanding about the two-stage nucleation/deposition ("vapor diffusion") process that allows us to form a hypothesis regarding Nb3Sn formation mechanism. The essential aspect of nucleation is the deposition of a high coverage, nanoscale thin tin film with particle assemblage by decomposition of tin chloride on the niobium surface at temperatures sufficient for reduction of the thick niobium oxide film, usually at about 500°C. The deposition is followed by the reaction of tin from tin vapor with the niobium surface to form Nb3Sn at about 1200°C, where the surface and grain boundaries start to play key role in the formation process initiation and progression. These findings improve understanding of the Nb3Sn growth in the typical vapor diffusion process used for accelerator cavity coatings.
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THPB069	Surface Studies of Nb3Sn Coated Samples Prepared under Different Coating Conditions	894
	U. Pudasaini, M.J. Kelley The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA G.V. Eremeev, M.J. Kelley, C.E. Reece JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA M.J. Kelley, J. Tuggle Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
	Funding: Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DEAC0506OR23177 and Office of High Energy Physics under grant DESC0014475. The promise of better performance and significant cost reduction make Nb3Sn-coated Nb SRF cavities an attractive option when compared to traditional Nb SRF cavities. Historically, the vapor diffusion technique for coating Nb cavities with Nb3Sn has proven to be the most successful, and is currently practiced in several research facilities with minor variations. Using modern characterization tools, we examined the Nb3Sn coating prepared in different systems and/or under different conditions. Identically prepared high RRR (~ 300) Nb samples were coated using existing standard protocols at different coating facilities. The microstructure and composition of Nb3Sn coatings were found to be similar when examined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was performed on each sample and the topographies of the samples were then compared in terms of power spectral densities (PSDs). Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) depth profiles revealed trace amounts of Ti in some of the samples.
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THPB070	Electrochemical Finishing Treatment of Nb3Sn Diffusion-coated Niobium	900
	U. Pudasaini, M.J. Kelley The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA G.V. Eremeev, M.J. Kelley, C.E. Reece, H. Tian JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
	Funding: Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DEAC0506OR23177 and Office of High Energy Physics under grant DESC0014475. Nb3Sn cavities are now routinely prepared by depositing few micron thick Nb3Sn coatings on Nb cavities using tin vapor diffusion process. For the¬¬ case of niobium there is a significant improvement after electropolishing (EP), but electrochemical finishing treatment on Nb3Sn coatings has not been studied. Controlled removal of the first few layers could lead to a smoother and cleaner surface that is conducive to better RF performance. Several samples, which were coated with Nb3Sn by vapor diffusion process in a JLab sample chamber, were used to explore polishing parameters, such as I-V characteristics, removal rate, topography, etc. Preliminary results from the first runs are discussed here.
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Insights into Formation of Nb3Sn Film During the Vapor Diffusion Process

539

U. Pudasaini, M.J. Kelley
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
G.V. Eremeev, M.J. Kelley, C.E. Reece
JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
M.J. Kelley, J. Tuggle
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

Funding: Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DE-AC05-06OR23177 and Office of High Energy Physics under grant DE-SC-0014475.
The potential of Nb3Sn for SRF cavities is widely recognized and renewed R&D efforts continue to bring new insights about material structure and its properties. We have systematically coated niobium with Nb3Sn using "vapor diffusion" under varying coating conditions to elucidate the reaction of tin with niobium at the temperatures of interest. The analysis of the coated samples is revealing new understanding about the two-stage nucleation/deposition ("vapor diffusion") process that allows us to form a hypothesis regarding Nb3Sn formation mechanism. The essential aspect of nucleation is the deposition of a high coverage, nanoscale thin tin film with particle assemblage by decomposition of tin chloride on the niobium surface at temperatures sufficient for reduction of the thick niobium oxide film, usually at about 500°C. The deposition is followed by the reaction of tin from tin vapor with the niobium surface to form Nb3Sn at about 1200°C, where the surface and grain boundaries start to play key role in the formation process initiation and progression. These findings improve understanding of the Nb3Sn growth in the typical vapor diffusion process used for accelerator cavity coatings.

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THPB069

Surface Studies of Nb3Sn Coated Samples Prepared under Different Coating Conditions

894

U. Pudasaini, M.J. Kelley
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
G.V. Eremeev, M.J. Kelley, C.E. Reece
JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
M.J. Kelley, J. Tuggle
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

Funding: Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DEAC0506OR23177 and Office of High Energy Physics under grant DESC0014475.
The promise of better performance and significant cost reduction make Nb3Sn-coated Nb SRF cavities an attractive option when compared to traditional Nb SRF cavities. Historically, the vapor diffusion technique for coating Nb cavities with Nb3Sn has proven to be the most successful, and is currently practiced in several research facilities with minor variations. Using modern characterization tools, we examined the Nb3Sn coating prepared in different systems and/or under different conditions. Identically prepared high RRR (~ 300) Nb samples were coated using existing standard protocols at different coating facilities. The microstructure and composition of Nb3Sn coatings were found to be similar when examined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was performed on each sample and the topographies of the samples were then compared in terms of power spectral densities (PSDs). Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) depth profiles revealed trace amounts of Ti in some of the samples.

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THPB070

Electrochemical Finishing Treatment of Nb3Sn Diffusion-coated Niobium

900

U. Pudasaini, M.J. Kelley
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
G.V. Eremeev, M.J. Kelley, C.E. Reece, H. Tian
JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA

Funding: Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DEAC0506OR23177 and Office of High Energy Physics under grant DESC0014475.
Nb3Sn cavities are now routinely prepared by depositing few micron thick Nb3Sn coatings on Nb cavities using tin vapor diffusion process. For the¬¬ case of niobium there is a significant improvement after electropolishing (EP), but electrochemical finishing treatment on Nb3Sn coatings has not been studied. Controlled removal of the first few layers could lead to a smoother and cleaner surface that is conducive to better RF performance. Several samples, which were coated with Nb3Sn by vapor diffusion process in a JLab sample chamber, were used to explore polishing parameters, such as I-V characteristics, removal rate, topography, etc. Preliminary results from the first runs are discussed here.

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