Anomalous polarization-dependent transport in nanoscale double-barrier superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor junctions

Madalina Colci, Kuei Sun, Nayana Shah, Smitha Vishveshwara, Dale J. Van Harlingen

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Abstract

We study the transport properties of nanoscale superconducting (S) devices in which two superconducting electrodes are bridged by two parallel ferromagnetic (F) wires, forming an SFFS junction with a separation between the two wires less than the superconducting coherence length. This allows crossed Andreev reflection to take place. We find that the resistance as a function of temperature exhibits behavior reminiscent of the reentrant effect and, at low temperatures and excitation energies below the superconducting gap, the resistance corresponding to antiparallel alignment of the magnetization of the ferromagnetic wires is higher than that of parallel alignment, in contrast to the behavior expected from crossed Andreev reflection. We present a model based on spin-dependent interface scattering that explains this surprising result and demonstrates the sensitivity of the junction transport properties to interfacial parameters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number180512
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume85
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - May 31 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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