Nonconventional magnetic phenomena in neodymium thin film

Yumnam, G.; Guo, J.; Chen, Y.; Lauter, V.; Singh, D. K.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043018

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.

Authors:

Yumnam, G.;

; Chen, Y.; Lauter, V.; Singh, D. K.

Publication Date:: 2020-10-02

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

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                    Yumnam, G., Guo, J., Chen, Y., Lauter, V., and Singh, D. K. Nonconventional magnetic phenomena in neodymium thin film.  United States: N. p., 2020. 
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  title        = {Nonconventional magnetic phenomena in neodymium thin film},

  author       = {Yumnam, G. and Guo, J. and Chen, Y. and Lauter, V. and Singh, D. K.},

  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.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043018},

  journal      = {Physical Review Research},

  number       = 4,

  volume       = 2,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2020},

  month        = {10}

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