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Inverse Proximity Effects at Spin-Triplet Superconductor-Ferromagnet Interface

Superconductivity 2021-07-07 v1

Abstract

We investigate inverse proximity effects in a spin-triplet superconductor (TSC) interfaced with a ferromagnet (FM), assuming different types of magnetic profiles and chiral or helical pairings. The region of the coexistence of spin-triplet superconductivity and magnetism is significantly influenced by the orientation and spatial extension of the magnetization with respect to the spin configuration of the Cooper pairs, resulting into clearcut anisotropy signatures. A characteristic mark of the inverse proximity effect arises in the induced spin-polarization at the TSC interface. This is unexpectedly stronger when the magnetic proximity is weaker, thus unveiling immediate detection signatures for spin-triplet pairs. We show that an anomalous magnetic proximity can occur at the interface between the itinerant ferromagnet, SrRuO3_3, and the unconventional superconductor Sr2_2RuO4_4. Such scenario indicates the potential to design characteristic inverse proximity effects in experimentally available SrRuO3_3-Sr2_2RuO4_4 heterostructures and to assess the occurrence of spin-triplet pairs in the highly debated superconducting phase of Sr2_2RuO4_4.

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@article{arxiv.2101.03611,
  title  = {Inverse Proximity Effects at Spin-Triplet Superconductor-Ferromagnet Interface},
  author = {O. Maistrenko and C. Autieri and G. Livanas and P. Gentile and A. Romano and C. Noce and D. Manske and M. Cuoco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.03611},
  year   = {2021}
}

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11 pages, 6 figures

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