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Local observation of reverse-domain superconductivity in a superconductor-ferromagnet hybrid
J Fritzsche1, V V Moshchalkov, H Eitel
1INPAC - Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry, Nanoscale Superconductivity and Magnetism & Pulsed Fields Group, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract:
Nanoscale magnetic and superconducting properties of the superconductor-ferromagnet Nb/PbFe12O19 hybrid were studied as a function of applied magnetic fields. Low-temperature scanning laser microscopy (LTSLM) together with transport measurements were carried out in order to reveal local variations of superconductivity induced by the magnetic field template produced by the ferromagnetic substrate. Room temperature magnetic force microscopy (MFM) was performed and magnetization curves were taken at room and low temperature to investigate the magnetic properties of the hybrid. Comparative analysis of the LTSLM and the MFM images has convincingly demonstrated the presence of the reverse-domain superconductivity.
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