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Controlling the superconducting transition by spin-orbit coupling
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posted on 2018-06-11, 12:26 authored by Niladri Banerjee, J.A. Ouassou, Y. Zhu, N.A. Stelmashenko, Jacob Linder, M.G. BlamireWhereas there exists considerable evidence for the conversion of singlet Cooper pairs into triplet Cooper pairs in the presence of inhomogeneous magnetic fields, recent theoretical proposals have suggested an alternative way to exert control over triplet generation: intrinsic spin-orbit coupling in a homogeneous ferromagnet coupled to a superconductor. Here, we proximity-couple Nb to an asymmetric Pt/Co/Pt trilayer, which acts as an effective spin-orbit coupled ferromagnet owing to structural inversion asymmetry. Unconventional modulation of the
superconducting critical temperature as a function of in-plane and out-of-plane applied magnetic fields suggests the presence of triplets that can be controlled by the magnetic orientation of a single homogeneous ferromagnet. Our studies demonstrate for the first time an active role of spin-orbit coupling in controlling the triplets – an important step towards the realization of novel superconducting spintronic devices.
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Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physicsCitation
BANERJEE, N. ... et al., 2018. Controlling the superconducting transition by spin-orbit coupling. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 97: 184521.Publisher
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2018-05-31Notes
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.184521ISSN
1098-0121Publisher version
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