Evidence for triplet superconductivity in a superconductor-ferromagnet spin valve

We have studied the dependence of the superconducting (SC) transition temperature on the mutual orientation of magnetizations of Fe1 and Fe2 layers in the spin valve system CoO(x)/Fe1/Cu/Fe2/Pb. We find that this dependence is nonmonotonic when passing from the parallel to the antiparallel case and...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2012-08, Vol.109 (5), p.057005-057005
Main Authors: Leksin, P V, Garif'yanov, N N, Garifullin, I A, Fominov, Ya V, Schumann, J, Krupskaya, Y, Kataev, V, Schmidt, O G, Büchner, B
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Language:English
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Summary:We have studied the dependence of the superconducting (SC) transition temperature on the mutual orientation of magnetizations of Fe1 and Fe2 layers in the spin valve system CoO(x)/Fe1/Cu/Fe2/Pb. We find that this dependence is nonmonotonic when passing from the parallel to the antiparallel case and reveals a distinct minimum near the orthogonal configuration. The analysis of the data in the framework of the SC triplet spin valve theory gives direct evidence for the long-range triplet superconductivity arising due to noncollinearity of the two magnetizations.
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.057005