Superconducting boron doped nanocrystalline diamond microwave coplanar resonator

A coplanar waveguide resonator (CPR) is presented for kinetic inductance (L-k) and penetration depth (lambda(L)) measurements of superconducting boron doped nanocrystalline diamond (B-NCD) at microwave frequencies of 0.4 to 1.2 GHz and at temperatures below 3 K. Using finite element modelling and experimental measurements, this work demonstrates that thin granular B-NCD films (thickness d asymptotic to 500 nm) on Si have a large penetration depth (lambda(L) asymptotic to 3.8 mu m), and therefore an associated high kinetic inductance per square (L-k,L-? asymptotic to 670 to 690 pH/?). These values are much larger than those typically obtained for films on single crystal diamond, which is likely due to the high granularity of the nanocrystalline films. Based on the measured Q factors of the structure, the calculated surface resistance is found to be around asymptotic to 1 to 6 mu omega at T < 2 K in the 0.4 to 1.2 GHz range, demonstrating the potential for granular B-NCD for high quality factor superconducting microwave resonators and highly sensitive kinetic inductance detectors.

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This study presents a coplanar waveguide resonator (CPR) for measuring kinetic inductance (L-k) and penetration depth (lambda(L)) of superconducting boron doped nanocrystalline diamond (B-NCD) at microwave frequencies. The results show that thin granular B-NCD films on Si have a large penetration depth and high kinetic inductance. These values are much larger than those typically obtained for films on single crystal diamond. The calculated surface resistance in the 0.4-1.2 GHz range at temperatures below 2 K demonstrates the potential of granular B-NCD for high quality factor superconducting microwave resonators and highly sensitive kinetic inductance detectors.