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Nonequilibrium effects in a Josephson junction coupled to a precessing spin
Chalmers University of Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5551-8980
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France.
Chalmers University of Technology.
2011 (English)In: Physical Review B, ISSN 2469-9950, E-ISSN 2469-9969, Vol. 83, article id 104521Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We present a theoretical study of a Josephson junction consisting of two s-wave superconducting leads coupled over a classical spin. When an external magnetic field is applied, the classical spin will precess with the Larmor frequency. This magnetically active interface results in a time-dependent boundary condition with different tunneling amplitudes for spin-up and spin-down quasiparticles and where the precession produces spin-flip scattering processes. We show that as a result, the Andreev states develop sidebands and a nonequilibrium population which depend on the precession frequency and the angle between the classical spin and the external magnetic field. The Andreev states lead to a steady-state Josephson current whose current-phase relation could be used for characterizing the precessing spin. In addition to the charge transport, a magnetization current is also generated. This spin current is time dependent and its polarization axis rotates with the same precession frequency as the classical spin.

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2011. Vol. 83, article id 104521
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Condensed Matter Physics
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Physics, Condensed Matter Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-63808DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.104521OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-63808DiVA, id: diva2:1095366
Available from: 2017-05-12 Created: 2017-05-12 Last updated: 2017-11-29Bibliographically approved

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