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Spin transfer torque and exchange coupling in Josephson junctions with ferromagnetic superconductor reservoirs
Zahra Shomali1,2, Reza Asgari2,3
1Department of Physics, Tarbiat Modares University, PO Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran.
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In this paper, the spin transfer torque (STT) and the exchange coupling of the Josephson junctions containing the interesting cases of diffusive/ballistic-triplet/singlet ferromagnetic superconductor (FS) materials are investigated. First, the diffusive FS1/F c /FS2 structures with F c being a junction consisting of ferromagnetic and normal metal parts as well as insulating barriers are investigated. Secondly, the ballistic Josephson junction containing the triplet chiral p/wave FS reservoirs is studied. Using the Nazarov quantum circuit theory for the diffusive structures, it is found that the antiparallel/parallel or vice versa parallel/antiparallel transition of the favorable exchange coupling takes place due to the appearance of the only out-of-plane STT. Furthermore, the analyze of the phase difference interval in which an interlayer length-induced antiparallel/parallel transition can be occurred, is performed. Afterward, the mentioned ballistic structure is dealt with solving the 16 [Formula: see text] 16 Bogoliubov-de-Gennes equation. It is found that although the exchange fields of the FS are laid in the z and y direction, the STT interestingly exists in all three directions of x, y and z. This exciting finding suggests that the favorable equilibrium configuration concerning the least exchange coupling occurs in the relative exchange field direction different from 0 or [Formula: see text].
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