Open AccessNumerical analysis of heating by a current pulse of a niobium nitride membrane in its longitudinal section
Author(s) -
Nikolay D. Kuzmichev,
Ekaterina V. Danilova,
M. A. Vasyutin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
žurnal srednevolžskogo matematičeskogo obŝestva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-7496
pISSN - 2079-6900
DOI - 10.15507/2079-6900.23.202104.424-432
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , boundary value problem , materials science , mechanics , membrane , current density , electric current , condensed matter physics , thermodynamics , chemistry , physics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
A numerical calculation of the evolution of the temperature distribution in the longitudinal section of a niobium nitride membrane when it is heated by an electric current pulse is performed. Mathematical modeling was carried out on the basis of a two-dimensional initial-boundary value problem for an inhomogeneous heat equation. In the initial boundary value problem, it was taken into account that current and potential contacts to the membrane serve simultaneously as contacts for heat removal. The case was considered for the third from the left and the first from the right initial-boundary value problem. Analysis of the numerical solution showed that effective heat removal from the membrane can be provided by current-carrying and potential clamping contacts made, for example, of beryllium bronze. This makes it possible to study the current-voltage characteristics of superconducting membranes near the critical temperature of the transition to the superconducting state by currents close to the critical density without significant heating.