Published October 20, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Spin and charge currents in SNS Josephson junction with f-wave pairing symmetry

  • 1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, 81744 Isfahan (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551 (Japan)

Description

We study transport properties and local density of states in a clean superconductor-normal metal-superconductor Josephson junction with triplet f-wave superconductors, based on the Eilenberger equation. Effects of the thickness of normal metal and a misorientation between the gap vector of the superconductors on the spin and charge currents are investigated. A spin current, which arises from the misalignment of the d-vectors, in the absence of charge current for some values of phase difference between the superconductors is found. We also find unconventional behavior of the spin current associated with the 0-π transition. The misalignment of the d-vectors also gives rise to a zero energy peak in the density of states in the normal metal.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/22/41/415701

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0953-8984/22/41/415701;
PII
S0953-8984(10)56959-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
41
Journal Page Range
[8 p.]
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42030517
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
DENSITY; EQUATIONS; F WAVES; JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS; METALS; SIMULATION; SPIN; SUPERCONDUCTORS; SYMMETRY; THICKNESS; TRIPLETS
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DIMENSIONS; ELEMENTS; MULTIPLETS; PARTIAL WAVES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SUPERCONDUCTING JUNCTIONS