Optimization of spin-triplet supercurrent in ferromagnetic Josephson junctions

Details Optimization of spin-triplet supercurrent in ferromagnetic Josephson junctions Optimization of spin-triplet supercurrent in ferromagnetic Josephson junctions

2011-08-29

arxiv.org/abs/1108.5666v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages, 4 figures

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In the past year, several groups have observed evidence for long-range spin-triplet supercurrent in Josephson junctions containing ferromagnetic (F) materials. In our work, the spin-triplet pair correlations are created by non-collinear magnetizations between a central Co/Ru/Co "synthetic antiferromagnet" (SAF) and two outer thin F layers. Here we present data showing that the spin-triplet supercurrent is enhanced up to 20 times after our samples are subject to a large in-plane magnetizing field. This surprising result can be explained if the Co/Ru/Co SAF undergoes a "spin-flop" transition, whereby the two Co layer magnetizations end up perpendicular to the magnetizations of the two thin F layers. Direct experimental evidence for the spin-flop transition comes from scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis and from spin-polarized neutron reflectometry.

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