Enhancement and switch effect of equal-spin Andreev reflection in ferromagnet/insulator/Ising superconductor junctions

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作者
Li, Wen [1 ]
Yang, De-Jing [2 ]
Lu, Wei-Tao [3 ]
机构
[1] Nantong Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Technol, Nantong 226019, Peoples R China
[2] Sichuan Univ, Coll Phys, Chengdu 610064, Peoples R China
[3] Nantong Univ, Sch Sci, Nantong 226019, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
equal-spin Andreev reflection; oscillatory behavior; switch effect; Ising superconductor; SUPERCURRENT;
D O I
10.1088/1361-648X/ad154d
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We study the property of equal-spin Andreev reflection (ESAR) in the ferromagnet/insulator/Ising superconductor junction where Ising spin-orbit coupling is taken into account in the insulator. It is found that the ESAR exhibits a regular oscillation with the insulating barrier, the amplitude and period of which can be effectively controlled by the chemical potentials. Compared to that in the ferromagnet/Ising superconductor junction, the ESAR is greatly increased due to the resonant mode, suggesting an enhanced spin-triplet pairing. As an application, the proposed junction may work as a switch to turn on and off the ESAR. Furthermore, the insulating barrier does not change the magnetoanisotropic period of ESAR because of the invariant symmetry of the system, however, the magnetoanisotropy is strengthened.
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