Manifestation of extrinsic spin Hall effect in superconducting structures: Non-dissipative magnetoelectric effects
Abstract
We present a comprehensive quasiclassical approach for studying transport properties of superconducting diffusive hybrid structures in the presence of extrinsic spin-orbit coupling. We derive a generalized Usadel equation and boundary conditions that in the normal state reduce to the drift-diffusion theory governing the spin-Hall effect in inversion symmetric materials. These equations predict the non-dissipative spin-galvanic effect, that is the generation of supercurrents by a spin-splitting field, and its inverse -- the creation of magnetic moment by a supercurrent. These effects can be seen as counterparts of the spin-Hall, anomalous Hall and their inverse effects in the superconducting state. Our theory opens numerous possibilities for using superconducting structures in magnetoelectronics.
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@article{arxiv.1605.04689,
title = {Manifestation of extrinsic spin Hall effect in superconducting structures: Non-dissipative magnetoelectric effects},
author = {F. S. Bergeret and I. V. Tokatly},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.04689},
year = {2016}
}
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10 pages, 2 figures