Superconducting proximity effect in NiBi3-Ni-NiBi3 trilayer system with sharp superconductor-ferromagnet boundaries

We have studied the superconducting proximity effect in a series of e-beam evaporated Bi-Ni-Bi trilayers, where diffusion of Bi into Ni spontaneously formed superconducting NiBi3 layers at both Ni-Bi interfaces, effectively resulting in superconductor-ferromagnet-superconductor (S-F-S) trilayers. The thickness of top and bottom superconducting layers was found to be different with slightly different transition temperatures. Both resistive transition temperatures in the series of S-F-S trilayers showed 0-π crossover as a function of ferromagnetic Ni thickness. The zero bias conductance calculated from the in-plane current-voltage measurements also confirmed the 0-π crossovers. The possibility of proximity effect in the superconducting fluctuation regime, above transition temperature, was investigated via in-plane magneto-transport measurements at 4 K. We observed clear modulations in magneto-resistance (MR) and in low-field MR-hysteresis at 4 K, in contrast to their monotonic behavior at 10 K. Although the...

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