Recent Progress on Effect of Different Parameters on Thin Films for Enhanced Superconducting Properties

This paper presents an overview of thin film superconductors materials, their properties, and potential issues. Thin film superconductors are materials that exhibit superconductivity at temperatures (70–90 K) much higher than those of conventional superconductors (1–10 K). They are typically composed of thin layers of superconducting materials, such as high-temperature superconductors, deposited on a substrate. The properties of thin film superconductors depend on the materials used, the thickness of the film, and the substrate. Potential applications of thin film superconductors include high-speed computing, energy storage, and medical imaging. This paper provides an overview on the properties of thin film superconductors materials and the essential parameters include films thickness, films growth, substrates, chemical reactions, dislocations, deposition techniques, film materials, different types of defects, boundaries, second phases, multilayers, thermal expansion coefficient, and annealing. Each of these parameters affects the physical and chemical properties of thin film superconductors. Therefore, this paper provides a fundamental knowledge about thin film superconductors and their important parameters that affect their properties for researchers to overcome the issues and limitation of superconductors in the future.