SGER: Synthesis of Thin Films of Magnesium Diboride by Electroless Plating Process

这项探索性研究小额赠款（SGER）解决了一个全新的，新颖的和未经测试的想法，具有非常高的回报潜力。在铜衬底上制备二硼化镁薄膜的想法是一个全新的概念。这项研究工作有巨大的高回报潜力。它可能对美国的材料加工和热处理行业产生重大影响。将开发一种新的热处理工艺，这将使美国的热处理以及材料加工工业显着受益。将开发一种新的技术和电镀工艺，这将使美国的材料加工、电子、计算机和超导工业受益匪浅。这一过程的结果将是工程材料具有非常小的功率损耗，因此将导致在电力传输中节省大量的能源。该项目的智力价值在于开发和基本理解一种全新的超导薄膜制造工艺技术。这将产生重要的新的知识基础上的超导性质和相变在这些薄膜。 该项目的更广泛影响包括对可能的设备应用的超导薄膜制造的影响，以及对超导和电子工业以及电镀工业的重大影响。 这将有助于美国建立新的制造业，并能够开发具有超导薄膜的铜线，这将大大节省能源并降低能源传输成本。该项目还将在超导设备和薄膜的尖端技术方面培训和教育一名学生，从而培养一名训练有素的技术专业人员。

This Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER) addresses a totally new, novel and untested idea with potential for very high return. The idea of creating thin films of Magnesium Diboride on copper substrate is a totally new and novel concept. There is tremendous potential for high return from this research effort. It could have a significant impact on the material processing and heat treatment industries in the US. A novel heat treatment process will be developed which will benefit U.S. heat treatment as well as material processing industries significantly. A novel technology and electroplating process will be developed, which will benefit the U.S. material processing, electronics, computer and superconducting industries significantly. The result of this process will be engineering materials with very little power loss and hence will result in a significant amount of energy savings in power transmission. The intellectual merit of this project lies in the development and fundamental understanding of a totally novel technique for a superconducting thin film fabrication process. It will generate significant new knowledge base on the superconducting properties and phase transition in these films. The broader impacts of this project include an impact on fabrication of superconducting films for possible device applications and a major impact on the superconducting and electronic industry as well as the plating industry. This could facilitate the creation of new manufacturing industries in US and enable the development of copper wires with superconducting film, which will save energy and reduce cost of energy transmission significantly. The project will also train and educate one student in cutting edge technology of superconducting devices and thin films and thus creating a well trained technical professional.