Spin-polarized tunneling in ferromagnet/unconventional superconductor junctions

Igor Žutić and Oriol T. Valls
Phys. Rev. B 60, 6320 – Published 1 September 1999
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Abstract

We study tunneling in ferromagnet/unconventional superconductor (F/S) junctions. We include the effects of spin polarization, interfacial resistance, and Fermi wave-vector mismatch between the F and S regions. Andreev reflection at the F/S interface, governing tunneling at low bias voltage, is strongly modified by these parameters. The conductance exhibits a wide variety of novel features as a function of applied voltage.

  • Received 24 August 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.60.6320

©1999 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Igor Žutić* and Oriol T. Valls

  • Department of Physics and Minnesota Supercomputer Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

  • *Present address: Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742; electronic address: igor@cooperon.umd.edu
  • †Electronic address: otvalls@tc.umn.edu

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Vol. 60, Iss. 9 — 1 September 1999

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