Controlling superconductivity in thin film with an external array of magnetic nanostructures

We have fabricated a new type of magnet-superconductor hybrid (MSH): an ordered array of magnetic nanorods atop a superconducting film electrically insulated from the array. Transport properties of this MSH, [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are reported. We compare these results with those for a superconducting film atop an alumina template with an array of magnetic nanowires.