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Superconducting ferromagnets

Ferromagnetic domains in the superconducting state

Superconductivity and ferromagnetism do not mix very well. In some magnetic materials, however, they have found a way to coexist. The compromises necessary for their common existence have now been exposed.

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Figure 1: Coping with magnetism in superconductors.

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Lorenz, B., Chu, CW. Ferromagnetic domains in the superconducting state. Nature Mater 4, 516–517 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1423

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