An article about superconductivity research at the Nanoscience Center was recognized

A research consortium led by professor Ilari Maasilta at the Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä was recognized by the journal Superconductor Science and Technology. The journal selected an article published by the consortium on fabrication of high quality superconducting titanium nitride as one of the highlights of the year 2018. Only about 20 publications in the journal received such status.
Published
11.11.2019

The article presented a new way to grow high-quality superconducting titamium nitride, including electrical characterization, accelerator-based materials analysis and X-ray diffraction. Superconducting titanium nitride is a promising material for radiation detector and quantum information applications. In addition, it is used as a hard coating in mechanical applications and in optics.   

The choice was made by the editors, based on referee reports, citing the novelty and scientific impact of the work. The research described was interdisciplinary: in addition to professor Maasilta’s group, the consortium included also groups from the Accelerator laboratory in the Department of Physics at the University of Jyväskylä  (professor Timo Sajavaara) and from the Chemistry department (Senior Lecturer  Manu Lahtinen).

The study was funded by the Academy of Finland.

Article: ”High quality superconducting titanium nitride thin film growth using infrared pulsed laser deposition”,  A Torgovkin, S Chaudhuri, A Ruhtinas, M Lahtinen, T Sajavaara and I J Maasilta, Superconductor Science and Technology, Vol.31, 055017 (2018)

Link to the article: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6668/aab7d6

Link to the  highlights of 2018 page: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0953-2048/page/Highlights-of-2018

For further information: 
Professor Ilari Maasilta, maasilta@jyu.fi, +358408054098
Communication officer Tanja Heikkinen, tanja.s.heikkinen@jyu.fi, tel. +358 50 581 8351
The Faculty of Mathematics and Science
https://www.jyu.fi/science/en 
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