Heterostructures of Superconducting and Magnetic Thin Films

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Magnetic stray fields modify superconducting properties: http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/45153
S. Haindl, T. Thersleff, T. Shapoval, Y. W. Lai, J. McCord, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel: "Advanced Nb/FePt L1₀ hybrid thin films" Supercond. Sci. Technol. 24, 024002 (2011)
Editor's choice and Front Cover of Phys. Status Solidi A 207, No.8 August 2010: R. Schaarschuch, M. Reibold, S. Haindl, V. Neu, J. Thomas, T. Gemming, C.-G. Oertel, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel, W. Skrotzki, "Textured growth and microstructure of pulsed laser deposited Nb/Cr/SmCo₅ hybrid structures", Phys. Status Solidi A 207, 1785 (2010)

J. Engelmann, S. Haindl, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel, "Growth and characterization of NbN/SmCo₅ bilayers: the influence of magnetic stray field on the upper critical field of the superconductor", EUCAS 2009, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 234, 012012 (2010)

S. Haindl, V. Neu, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel, "Nb/SmCo₅ bilayers prepared by UHV - Pulsed Laser Deposition", Physica C 460-462, 1390 (2007)
S. Haindl, M. Weisheit, V. Neu, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel, "Epitaxial Heterostructures of Hard Magnetic and Superconducting Thin Films", Physica C 463-465, 1001 (2007)
S. Haindl, M. Weisheit, T. Thersleff, L. Schultz, B. Holzapfel, "Enhanced Field Compensation Effect in superconducting/hard magnetic Nb/FePt bilayers", Supercond. Sci. Technol. 21, 045017 (2008)