Niobium-germanium
Niobium-germanium is an intermetallic chemical compound of niobium and germanium. It has A15 phase structure.
It is a superconductor with a critical temperature of 23.2 K.
Sputtered films have been reported to have an upper critical field of 37 teslas at 4.2 K.History
Nb3Ge was discovered to be a superconductor in 1973 and for 13 years it held the record as having the highest critical temperature.
It has not been as widely used for superconductive applications as niobium–tin or niobium–titanium.Niobium-germanium-aluminium has an upper critical field of about 10 teslas.
