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Portrait of Dr. Nathan David Satchell

Dr. Nathan David Satchell

  • Assistant Professor at Physics, College of Science & Engineering

Scholarly and Creative Works

2024

  • Birge, N. O., & Satchell, N. D. (2024). Ferromagnetic Materials for Josephson π Junctions. APL Materials, 12. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0195229
  • Darwin, E., Tomasello, R., Shepley, P. M., Satchell, N. D., Carpentieri, M., Finocchio, G., & Hickey, B. J. (2024). Antiferromagnetic interlayer exchange coupled Co68B32/Ir/Pt multilayers. Sci. Rep., 14, 95. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49976-4

2023

  • Flokstra, M., Stewart, R., Yim, C.-M., Trainer, C., Wahl, P., Miller, D., … Lee, S. (2023). Spin-orbit driven superconducting proximity effects in Pt/Nb thin films. Nat Commun, 14(1), 5081. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40757-1
  • Satchell, N. D., Shepley, P., & Burnell, G. (2023). Sputtered niobium: Epitaxial thin film growth on a-plane sapphire. University of Leeds. https://doi.org/10.48785/100/149
  • Satchell, N. D., Gupta, S., Maheshwari, M., Shepley, P. M., Rogers, M., Cespedes, O., & Burnell, G. (2023). Thin film epitaxial [111] Co50Pt50: structure, magnetisation, and spin polarisation. Sci Rep, 13(1), 12468. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37825-3
  • Satchell, N. D., Quarterman, P., Borchers, J. A., Burnell, G., & Birge, N. O. (2023). Absence of magnetic interactions in Ni–Nb ferromagnet–superconductor bilayers. Supercond. Sci. Technol., 36(5), 054002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/acc430
  • Satchell, N. D., Shepley, P., Rosamond, M., & Burnell, G. (2023). Supercurrent diode effect in thin film Nb tracks. Journal of Applied Physics, 133(20), 203901. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0141576

2021

  • Satchell, N. D., Mitchell, T., Shepley, P. M., Darwin, E., Hickey, B. J., & Burnell, G. (2021). Pt and CoB trilayer Josephson pi junctions with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Sci Rep, 11(1), 11173. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90432-y
  • Flokstra, M. G., Stewart, R., Satchell, N. D., Burnell, G., Luetkens, H., Prokscha, T., … Lee, S. L. (2021). Meissner screening as a probe for inverse superconductor-ferromagnet proximity effects. Phys. Rev. B, 104(6), L060506. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.L060506

2020

  • Satchell, N. D., Shepley, P. M., Algarni, M., Vaughan, M., Darwin, E., Ali, M., … Burnell, G. (2020). Spin-valve Josephson junctions with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for cryogenic memory. Applied Physics Letters, 116(2), 022601. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5140095
  • Quarterman, P., Satchell, N. D., Kirby, B. J., Loloee, R., Burnell, G., Birge, N. O., & Borchers, J. A. (2020). Distortions to the penetration depth and coherence length of superconductor/normal-metal superlattices. Phys. Rev. Materials, 4(7), 074801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.074801
  • Vaughan, M., Satchell, N. D., Ali, M., Kinane, C. J., Stenning, G. B. G., Langridge, S., & Burnell, G. (2020). Origin of superconductivity at nickel-bismuth interfaces. Phys. Rev. Research, 2(1), 013270. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013270

2019

  • Flokstra, M. G., Stewart, R., Satchell, N. D., Burnell, G., Luetkens, H., Prokscha, T., … Lee, S. L. (2019). Manifestation of the electromagnetic proximity effect in superconductor-ferromagnet thin film structures. Applied Physics Letters, 115(7), 072602. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5114689
  • Stewart, R., Flokstra, M. G., Rogers, M., Satchell, N. D., Burnell, G., Miller, D., … Lee, S. L. (2019). Controlling the electromagnetic proximity effect by tuning the mixing between superconducting and ferromagnetic order. Phys. Rev. B, 100(2), 020505. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.100.020505
  • Satchell, N. D., Loloee, R., & Birge, N. O. (2019). Supercurrent in ferromagnetic Josephson junctions with heavy-metal interlayers. II. Canted magnetization. Phys. Rev. B, 99(17), 174519. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.174519
  • Satchell, N. D. (2019). Controlled superconducting vortex creation raises hope for a dissipationless memory device. Supercond. Sci. Technol., 32(2), 020501. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/aafa9a

2018

  • Satchell, N. D., & Birge, N. O. (2018). Supercurrent in ferromagnetic Josephson junctions with heavy metal interlayers. Phys. Rev. B, 97, 214509. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.214509
  • Flokstra, M. G., Stewart, R., Satchell, N. D., Burnell, G., Luetkens, H., Prokscha, T., … Lee, S. L. (2018). Observation of Anomalous Meissner Screening in Cu/Nb and Cu/Nb/Co Thin Films. Phys. Rev. Lett., 120(24), 247001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.247001

2017

  • Satchell, N. D., Witt, J. D. S., Burnell, G., Curran, P. J., Kinane, C. J., Charlton, T. R., … Cooper, J. F. K. (2017). Probing the spiral magnetic phase in 6 nm textured erbium using polarised neutron reflectometry. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 29(5), 055801. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/29/5/055801
  • Curran, P. J., Kim, J., Satchell, N. D., Witt, J. D. S., Burnell, G., Flokstra, M. G., … Bending, S. J. (2017). Continuously tuneable critical current in superconductor-ferromagnet multilayers. Applied Physics Letters, 110(26), 262601. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4989693
  • Marchiori, E., Curran, P. J., Kim, J., Satchell, N. D., Burnell, G., & Bending, S. J. (2017). Reconfigurable superconducting vortex pinning potential for magnetic disks in hybrid structures. Scientific Reports, 7, srep45182. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep45182
  • Satchell, N. D., Witt, J. D. S., Flokstra, M. G., Lee, S. L., Cooper, J. F. K., Kinane, C. J., … Burnell, G. (2017). Control of superconductivity with a single ferromagnetic layer in niobium/erbium bilayers. Phys. Rev. Applied, 7, 044031. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.7.044031

2016

  • Witt, J. D. S., Cooper, J. F. K., Satchell, N. D., Kinane, C. J., Curran, P. J., Bending, S. J., … Burnell, G. (2016). Magnetic Phases of Sputter Deposited Thin-Film Erbium. Scientific Reports, 6, 39021. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep39021

2015

  • Curran, P. J., Kim, J., Satchell, N. D., Witt, J. D. S., Burnell, G., Flokstra, M. G., … Bending, S. J. (2015). Irreversible magnetization switching at the onset of superconductivity in a superconductor ferromagnet hybrid. Applied Physics Letters, 107(26), 262602. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4938467
  • Flokstra, M. G., Satchell, N. D., Kim, J., Burnell, G., Curran, P. J., Bending, S. J., … Lee, S. L. (2015). Remotely induced magnetism in a normal metal using a superconducting spin-valve. Nat Phys, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3486
  • Flokstra, M. G., Cunningham, T. C., Kim, J., Satchell, N. D., Burnell, G., Curran, P. J., … Lee, S. L. (2015). Controlled suppression of superconductivity by the generation of polarized Cooper pairs in spin-valve structures. Phys. Rev. B, 91(6), 060501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.060501