  Neodymium is a remarkable active component in numerous magnetic alloys that
are used in various applications. However, the application of bare neodymium
thin film is limited due to the lack of information about its electrical and
magnetic properties. We report synergistic study of Nd thin film using
experimental and theoretical techniques of polarized neutron reflectometry,
magnetoresistance measurement and density functional theory. Unlike bulk Nd,
thin film specimen is a very poor electrical conductor. Also, as grown thin
film on silicon substrate does not exhibit any magnetism in zero field.
However, moderate inplane field application of $H$ = 1.2 T tends to induce weak
magnetism in the system at low temperature of $T$ $<$ 18 K, which coincides
with an unusual cross-over behavior in magnetoresistance. The study provides
important insight in the physical characteristics of Nd thin film that are
atypical for a magnetic system.
