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12th International Workshop on Thin Films and New Ideas for Pushing the Limits of RF Superconductivity

21–25 Sept 2026
Chester, United Kingdom
Europe/London timezone

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Scientific Programme

  • Setting the Horizon: Welcome Address, Global Perspectives & Technical Roadmaps

  • Pushing SRF Thin Films Limits: Theoretical Advances, Deposition Modeling & DFT

    (HiPIMS, Arc Deposition, ECR plasma deposition, CVD...)

  • Latest Advances in Nb Thin Film Technology

  • Conventional PVD, energetic condensation from highly ionized plasmas

    (HiPIMS, Arc Deposition, ECR plasma deposition, CVD...)

  • Nb3Sn Technology: Recent Technical Advances & Scaling Horizons

  • Beyond Nb & Nb3Sn: Alternate materials, multilayer SIS structures and functional layers

    (B1 compounds (NbN, NbTiN...), A15 materials other than Nb3Sn (V3Si,Nb3Al …), MgB2 and other high-Tc superconductors (oxypnictides, FeSe monolayer…), SIS multilayer, cap, barrier layers and nano-engineered structures)

  • Tailored Substrates for Advanced Film Growth

    (Surface cleaning, atmospheric plasmas; cavity substrate fabrication (electroplating, seamless cavities, 3D-manufacturing…))

  • Emerging Frontlines in Characterization Methods: Advanced Imaging & Novel Probes

    (ptychography (TEM), …)

  • Emerging Frontiers & Synergies in SRF Thin Films: From Quantum Sensing to AI-Driven Materials

    (including detector cavities and quantum and superconducting logic & sensing applications, perspectives for AI enabled material development )