Unconventional long range triplet proximity effect in planar YBa_2Cu_3O_7/La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO_3/YBa_2Cu_3O_7 Josephson junctions

The proximity effect between superconductors and ferromagnets may become long range due to the generation of triplet pairs. The recent finding of a long, one micron-range unconventional Josephson effect between YBa_2Cu_3O_7 high Tc cuprates separated by a half metallic La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO_3 manganite fe...

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Autores: Sanchez-Manzano, David, Mesoraca, S., Cuellar, F., Cabero, M., Rodriguez-Corvillo, S, Rouco Gómez, Víctor, Mompean, F, Garcia-Hernandez, M, Gonzalez-Calbet, J. M, Feuillet-Palma, C, Bergeal, N., Lesueur, J, León Yebra, Carlos, Villegas, Javier E., Santamaría Sánchez-Barriga, Jacobo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/87519
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/87519
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Proximity effect
Unconventional superconductivity
Josephson effect
Física de materiales
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Sumario:The proximity effect between superconductors and ferromagnets may become long range due to the generation of triplet pairs. The recent finding of a long, one micron-range unconventional Josephson effect between YBa_2Cu_3O_7 high Tc cuprates separated by a half metallic La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO_3 manganite ferromagnet has uncovered a novel unconventional triplet proximity effect. In this paper, we examine the temperature dependence of the critical current in planar Josephson junctions. We find that the critical current-normal resistance product follows the predictions of traditional superconductor-normal metal-superconductor junctions, which implies that triplet pairs in a ferromagnet are transported in the diffusive limit similarly to singlet pairs in a normal metal. This result calls for theoretical studies of the new triplet Josephson effect and underlines its potential in future superconducting spintronics.