Magnetic state controllable critical temperature in epitaxial Ho/Nb bilayers

We study the magnetic properties of Ho thin films with different crystallinity (either epitaxial or non-epitaxial) and investigate their proximity effects with Nb thin films. Magnetic measurements show that epitaxial Ho has large anisotropy in two different crystal directions in contrast to non-epit...

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Main Authors: Yuanzhou Gu, J. W. A. Robinson, M. Bianchetti, N. A. Stelmashenko, D. Astill, F. M. Grosche, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, M. G. Blamire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2014-04-01
Series:APL Materials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4870141