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Title: Nonconventional magnetic phenomena in neodymium thin film

Abstract

Neodymium is a remarkable active component in numerous magnetic alloys that are used in various applications. However, the application of a bare neodymium thin film is limited due to the lack of information about its electrical and magnetic properties. We report a synergistic study of an Nd thin film using experimental and theoretical techniques of polarized neutron reflectometry, magnetoresistance measurement, and density functional theory. Unlike bulk Nd, the thin film specimen is a very poor electrical conductor. Also, as grown, the thin film on silicon substrate does not exhibit any magnetism in a zero field. However, moderate in-plane field application of H = 1.2T tends to induce weak magnetism in the system at a low temperature of T< 18 K, which coincides with an unusual cross-over behavior in magnetoresistance. The study provides important insight in the physical characteristics of the Nd thin film that are atypical for a magnetic system.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1669725
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1818955
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0014461; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Review Research Journal Volume: 2 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2643-1564
Publisher:
American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; electrical properties; electronic structure; magnetic order; magnetotransport

Citation Formats

Yumnam, G., Guo, J., Chen, Y., Lauter, V., and Singh, D. K. Nonconventional magnetic phenomena in neodymium thin film. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043018.
Yumnam, G., Guo, J., Chen, Y., Lauter, V., & Singh, D. K. Nonconventional magnetic phenomena in neodymium thin film. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043018
Yumnam, G., Guo, J., Chen, Y., Lauter, V., and Singh, D. K. Fri . "Nonconventional magnetic phenomena in neodymium thin film". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043018.
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abstractNote = {Neodymium is a remarkable active component in numerous magnetic alloys that are used in various applications. However, the application of a bare neodymium thin film is limited due to the lack of information about its electrical and magnetic properties. We report a synergistic study of an Nd thin film using experimental and theoretical techniques of polarized neutron reflectometry, magnetoresistance measurement, and density functional theory. Unlike bulk Nd, the thin film specimen is a very poor electrical conductor. Also, as grown, the thin film on silicon substrate does not exhibit any magnetism in a zero field. However, moderate in-plane field application of H = 1.2T tends to induce weak magnetism in the system at a low temperature of T< 18 K, which coincides with an unusual cross-over behavior in magnetoresistance. The study provides important insight in the physical characteristics of the Nd thin film that are atypical for a magnetic system.},
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year = {Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
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