Charge and Spin Currents in Ferromagnetic Josephson junctions

Abstract

We determine, using a self consistent method, the charge and spin currents in ballistic Josephson junctions consisting of ferromagnetic ($F$) layers sandwiched between superconducting ($S$) electrodes ($SFS$-type junctions). When there are two $F$ layers, we also consider the experimentally relevant configuration where a normal ($N$) nonmagnetic spacer layer separates them. We study the current-phase relationships as functions of geometrical parameters that are accessible experimentally including the angles that characterize the relative orientation of the magnetization in the $F$ layers. Our self-consistent method ensures that the proper charge conservation laws are satisfied. As we vary the phase difference $\Delta \phi$ between the two outer $S$ electrodes, multiple harmonics in the current phase relations emerge, their extent depends on the interface scattering strength and the relative $F$ layer widths and magnetization orientations. By manipulating the relative $F$ layer magnetization orientations, we find that the charge supercurrent can reverse directions or vanish altogether. These findings are discussed in the context of the generation and long-range nature of triplet pair correlation. We also investigate the spin currents and associated spin transfer torques throughout the junction. For noncollinear relative magnetizations, the non-conserved spin currents in a given $F$ region gives rise to net torques that can switch directions at particular magnetic configurations or $\Delta \phi$ values. The details of the spin current behavior are shown to depend strongly on the degree of magnetic inhomogeneity in the system.

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