Thickness-Dependent Superconductivity in a Layered Electride on Silicon.

Layered materials exhibit a plethora of fascinating properties. The challenge is to make the materials into epitaxial films, preferably integrated with mature technological platforms to facilitate their potential applications. Progress in this direction can establish the film thickness as a valuable parameter to control various phenomena, superconductivity in particular.

Structural Aspects of the Formation of Multilayer Composites from Dissimilar Materials upon High-Pressure Torsion.

A multi-metal composite was consolidated from the TiNiCu and FeNiB alloys by room-temperature high-pressure torsion (HPT). The structural research methods used in this study were X-ray diffractometry, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy with an electron microprobe analyzer in the mode of backscattered electrons, and the measurement of indentation hardness and modulus of the composite constituents. The structural aspects of the bonding process have been examined.

Intrinsic exchange bias state in silicene and germanene materials EuX.

2D magnets have recently emerged as a host for unconventional phases and related phenomena. The prominence of 2D magnetism stems from its high amenability to external stimuli and structural variations. The low dimensionality facilitates competition between magnetic orders which may give rise to exchange bias, in particular in magnetic heterostructures.

Femtosecond optical orientation triggering magnetization precession in epitaxial EuO films.

Light-induced magnetization response unfolding on a temporal scale down to femtoseconds presents a way to convey information spin manipulation. The advancement of the field requires exploration of new materials implementing various mechanisms for ultrafast magnetization dynamics. Here, pump-probe measurements of EuO-based ferromagnets by a time-resolved two-colour stroboscopic technique are reported.

Synthesis and HRTEM Investigation of EuRbFeAs Superconductor.

In the stoichiometric iron-based superconductor EuRbFeAs, superconductivity coexists with a long-range magnetic ordering in Eu layers. Using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), we observed an atomic structure of as-grown EuRbFeAs crystals. HRTEM shows that crystals have two-dimensional intrinsic nanoinclusions established to be the RbFeAs (122) phase with a volume fraction of ~5.