Superconducting transition temperature in anodized aluminum

Abstract

We have measured the superconducting transition temperature of anodized aluminum films of grain sizes ranging from less than 100 to 3000 Å. The transition temperature is 1.8 K for films of grain size 100 Å and decreases monotonically with increasing grain size to 1.2 K for 3000-Å grains. The effect depends only on the volume of the grains.