Reliable superconducting link for superconducting thin film components and a method for fabricating the contacts.

摘要

A reliable superconducting contact for superconducting thin film components, based on soft superconducting materials, and a method for making the contacts. The joint, according to this invention, consists of a thin bonding slab having its end longitudinally cut so that double or multiple parallel joints can be made. In the method, a wire blank (1) is squeezed to a thin plate and then this plate (2) is cut to slabs (3) used in the bonding. The ribbon-like character and the thinness of the bonding slab permit a precise control of the bonding temperature and reduce the strain and bending forces caused by thermal contraction, preventing the contact from peeling off while cooling the superconducting component to the operational temperature.