Physics – Condensed Matter – Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
2010-06-18
Physics
Condensed Matter
Quantum Gases
22 pages, 14 figures
Scientific paper
We investigate the possibility of superfluid/ferromagnet/superfluid (SFS)-junction in a superfluid Fermi gas. To examine this possibility in a simple manner, we consider an attractive Hubbard model at $T=0$ within the mean-field theory. When a potential barrier is embedded in a superfluid Fermi gas with population imbalance ($N_\uparrow>N_\downarrow$, where $N_\sigma$ is the number of atoms with pseudospin $\sigma=\uparrow,\downarrow$), this barrier is shown to be {\it magnetized} in the sense that excess $\uparrow$-spin atoms are localized around it. The resulting superfluid Fermi gas is spatially divided into two by this {\it ferromagnet}, so that one obtains a junction similar to the superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor-junction discussed in superconductivity. Indeed, we show that the so-called $\pi$-phase, which is a typical phenomenon in the SFS-junction, is realized, where the superfluid order parameter changes its sign across the junction. Our results would be useful for the study of magnetic effects on fermion superfluidity using an ultracold Fermi gas.
Kashimura Takashi
Ohashi Yoji
Tsuchiya Shunji
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