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The first loading of gadolinium (Gd) into Super-Kamiokande in 2020 was successful, and the neutron capture efficiency on Gd reached 50\%. To further increase the Gd neutron capture efficiency to 75\%, 26.1 tons of $\rm Gd_2(\rm SO_4)_3\cdot…
Studying single-atom magnetic anisotropy on surfaces enables the exploration of the smallest magnetic storage bit that can be built. In this work, magnetic anisotropy of a single rare-earth atom on a surface is studied computationally for…
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We study the electronic and magnetic properties of monolayer Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$ within the DFT+DMFT approach in the paramagnetic phase. We argue that this compound is sufficiently far from the local magnetic moment limit, demonstrating…
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An excellent molecule-based cryogenic magnetic refrigerant, gadolinium acetate tetrahydrate, is here used to decorate selected portions of silicon substrate. By quantitative magnetic force microscopy for variable applied magnetic field near…