Proximity effects in superconductor insulating-ferromagnet NbN/GdN multilayers

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作者
Xiao, JQ [1 ]
Chien, CL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV DELAWARE,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,NEWARK,DE 19716
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1727
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Superconductor/insulating-ferromagnet NbN/GdN multilayers reveal that the superconducting properties of the NbN layers are dominated by the insulating nature of the GdN layers, which curtail the pair-breaking effect despite the strong ferromagnetism. The effects of ferromagnetic walls on superconducting slabs have been captured. Very large parallel critical fields have also been observed.
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