Proximity effects in normal mental/spin-splitting material/superconductor junctions

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2007 Chin. Phys. Soc. and IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Yu Hua-Ling and Dong Zheng-Chao 2007 Chinese Phys. 16 3072 DOI 10.1088/1009-1963/16/10/042

1009-1963/16/10/3072

Abstract

We extend the Blonder, Tinkham and Klapwijk (BTK) theory to the study of the coexistence between ferromagnetism and s-wave superconductivity in ferromagnet/superconductor (F/S) structures. It is found that the ferromagnetism and s-wave superconductivity can coexist near the F/S interface, which is induced by proximity effects. On the F side, the density of states (DOS) exhibits some superconducting-like properties, and it displays a damped oscillation from '0' to 'π' states with increasing either the thickness of F film or the exchange energy. We also study the influences of the spin-polarized exchange splitting in the F and the spin-degeneracy by Rashba spin—orbit coupling (RSOC) in the two-dimensional electron gas (2DGE) on the proximity effects. It is shown that the case of Rashba spin-degeneracy is very different from that of the spin-polarized exchange splitting.

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10.1088/1009-1963/16/10/042