2 papers
cond-mat.supr-con2005
Ferromagnetic 0-pi Junctions as Classical Spins
M. L. Della Rocca, M. Aprili, T. Kontos +2
The ground state of highly damped PdNi based 0-pi ferromagnetic Josephson junctions shows a spontaneous half quantum vortex, sustained by a supercurrent of undetermined sign. This…
cond-mat.supr-con2003
Spontaneous supercurrent induced by ferromagnetic pi-junctions
A. Bauer, J. Bentner, M. Aprili +4
We present magnetization measurements of mesoscopic superconducting niobium loops containing a ferromagnetic (PdNi) pi-junction. The loops are prepared on top of the active area of…