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Proximity Effects in Superconductor/Insulating-Ferromagnet NbN/GdN Multilayers

John Q. Xiao, C. L. Chien

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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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Key concepts: Ferromagnetism, Superconductivity, Condensed matter physics, Proximity effect (electron beam lithography), Materials science, Layer (electronics), Physics, Nanotechnology