Influence of d-wave superconductor orientation on Josephson current and phase difference in junctions with inhomogeneous ferromagnet
Author(s) -
S. Djurdjević,
Zorica Popović
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
progress of theoretical and experimental physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2050-3911
DOI - 10.1093/ptep/ptab077
Subject(s) - physics , condensed matter physics , josephson effect , superconductivity , ferromagnetism , pi josephson junction , phase (matter) , phase difference , orientation (vector space) , current (fluid) , critical current , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics , thermodynamics
Utilizing a microscopic Bogoliubov-de Gennes approach we study Josephson effect in arbitrarily oriented d-wave superconductors connected through two ferromagnets with noncollinear magnetizations, by solving scattering problem. The critical Josephson current is calculated for various parameters of the junction. Mutual influence of d-wave superconducting electrodes orientation and angle α between magnetization in ferromagnetic bilayer of thickness d is analyzed. For various orientation of superconducting electrodes, we calculate (d,α) phase diagram, and discuss the possibility to achieve except coexistence of two stable states 0 and π, also coexistence of three stable states 0, π and π∕2, by varying the angle between magnetizations. We observe also areas of coexistence of stable and metastable states.
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