Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2008-04-17
Phys. Rev. B 78, 193406 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
4 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.78.193406
We show that Andreev reflection in a junction between ferromagnetic (F) and superconducting (S) graphene regions is fundamentally different from the common FS junctions. For a weakly doped F graphene with an exchange field $h$ larger than its Fermi energy $E_{\rm F}$, Andreev reflection of massless Dirac fermions is associated with a Klein tunneling through an exchange field p-n barrier between two spin-split conduction and valence subbands. We find that this Andreev-Klein process results in an enhancement of the subgap conductance of a graphene FS junction by $h$ up to the point at which the conductance at low voltages $eV\ll \Delta$ is greater than its value for the corresponding non-ferromagnetic junction. We also demonstrate that the Andreev reflection can be of retro or specular types in both convergent and divergent ways with the reflection direction aligned, respectively, closer to and farther from the normal to the junction as compared to the incidence direction.
Moghaddam Ali G.
Mohammadpour Hakimeh
Zareyan Malek
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