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Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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TY - GEN
T1 - Magnon-assisted Andreev reflection in a ferromagnet-superconductor junction
AU - Falko, Vladimir
AU - Tkachov, G
AU - McCann, E
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - We study subgap transport in a ferromagnet-superconductor junction at low temperature due to Andreev reflection. The mismatch of spin polarized current in the ferromagnet and spinless current in the superconductor results in an additional contact resistance which can be reduced by magnon emission in the ferromagnet. Using the s-f model and focusing on half-metallic ferromagnets, we calculate the corresponding nonlinear contribution to the current which is asymmetric with respect to the sign of the bias voltage and is related to the density of states of magnons in the ferromagnet.
AB - We study subgap transport in a ferromagnet-superconductor junction at low temperature due to Andreev reflection. The mismatch of spin polarized current in the ferromagnet and spinless current in the superconductor results in an additional contact resistance which can be reduced by magnon emission in the ferromagnet. Using the s-f model and focusing on half-metallic ferromagnets, we calculate the corresponding nonlinear contribution to the current which is asymmetric with respect to the sign of the bias voltage and is related to the density of states of magnons in the ferromagnet.
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 2-86883-570-8
SP - 147
EP - 152
BT - Electronic Correlations: From Meso- to Nano-Physics
A2 - Martin, T
A2 - Montambaux, G
A2 - ThanhVan, JT
PB - E D P SCIENCES
CY - Les Ulis
T2 - 36th Rencontres de Moriond on Electronic Correlations
Y2 - 20 January 2001 through 27 January 2001
ER -