Proximity-effects of curvilinear magnetism and strain on conventional superconductivity

Superconductivity has enabled myriad applications from sensors to high-resolution medical imaging, and is fertile ground for revealing fundamental physics. A primary feature of superconductors is that they expel magnetic fields; superconductivity and magnetism are typically competing phases of matter. By finding ways to combine them, we can harness both the utility of magnets for computation and information processing, using both electronic charge and spin, and the resistance-free currents of superconductors. This lecture will discuss how to design controllable structures to probe and manipulate their interaction via proximity coupling with curvature and strain, and consider their future in high-capacity, low-dissipation computing.

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