Josephson effect in S/F/S junctions: spin bandwidth asymmetry vs. Stoner exchange

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2010-12-08

arxiv.org/abs/1012.1862v2

Phys. Rev. B 83, 144520 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

11 pages, 8 figures. Minor revisions

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We analyze the dc Josephson effect in a ballistic superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor junction by means of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations in the quasiclassical Andreev approximation. We consider the possibility of ferromagnetism originating from a mass renormalization of carriers of opposite spin, i.e. a spin bandwidth asymmetry. We provide a general formula for Andreev levels which is valid for arbitrary interface transparency, exchange interaction, and bandwidth asymmetry. We analyze the current-phase relation, the critical current, and the free energy in the short junction regime. We demonstrate that a larger number of $0-\pi$ transitions caused by a change in junction width or polarization magnitude is expected when ferromagnetism is driven by spin bandwidth asymmetry compared to Stoner magnetism, and that the same mechanism is likely responsible for the flowing of a larger critical current. We compare the phase diagrams of two identical junctions differing only in the mechanism by which the mid layer becomes magnetic, i.e. Stoner magnetism or bandwidth asymmetry. In particular, we point out that for these two cases, the phase difference across the junction in the ground state need not be the same, even if the polarizations are equal.

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