Intro
Greetings!
Arvapalli Sai Srikanth, PhD
Researcher (Superconductors & Qubits)
Hello!
I'm Dr. Arvapalli Sai Srikanth currently a researcher at Superconducting ICT device laboratory, Kobe Frontier Research Centre, Advanced ICT Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) in Kobe, Japan.
At the moment I am working on Development and fabrication of Superconducting Qubits, especially exploring new materials for Josephson Junction-based applications.
Research Interests
My research interests comprise Qubits, Nano Science, Superconductors, Thin-film devices, Quantum materials, Quantum Technology, Clean Energy etc.
My expertise comprise of Nano materials, Novel Fabrication Techniques, Low Temperature Material Physics, Magnetometry, Advanced characterization etc.
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I am also interested in DFT, computational materials etc.
Publications
Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Santosh M., Jirsa M. and Muralidhar M., Tuning of grain boundaries in MgB2 by boron ultra-sonication in 2-propanol – A way to low-cost high-Jc bulk superconducting magnets, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 955, 170146, 2023.
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Sai Srikanth Arvapalli, Muralidhar M, Saki N, Murakami and Jirsa M, Novel ultra-sonic boron refinement in distilled water for cost-efficient fabrication of MgB2 bulk ceramic superconductors, Ceramics International, 48 (19), 28102-28111, 2022.​
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Arvapalli S S, Muralidhar M, Pinmangkorn S, Jirsa M and Murakami M, Superconducting properties of sintered bulk MgB2 prepared from hexane-mediated high-energy-ultra-sonicated boron, Material Science and Engineering B, 265(115030) 2021.
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Arvapalli S S, “Ultrasonication-A cost effective way to high Jc bulk MgB2” as chapter in the book entitled “High Tc Superconducting Technology: Towards Sustainable Development Goals” Jenny Stanford Publishing Pt. Ltd., Singapore, 2021 ISBN-13: 978-9814877657
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Arvapalli S S, Muralidhar M and Murakami M, Size reduction of boron particles by high-power ultrasonication in ethanol media for optimization of bulk MgB2, Superconductor Science and Technology, 33(11) 2020.
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Arvapalli S S, Muralidhar M, Pinmangkorn S, and Murakami M, Precise optimization of carbon-encapsulated boron doping for high-performance bulk sintered MgB2, J. of Adv. Eng. Mater., 2000478, 2020. doi:10.1002/adem.202000478.