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Spin current and spin accumulation near a Josephson junction between a singlet and triplet superconductor

Superconductivity 2011-04-11 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We consider a Josephson junction with an arbitrary transmission coefficient D\mathcal{D} between a singlet and a triplet superconductor with the latter order parameter characterized by a d-vector of the form (kxy^kyx^k_x\hat{y}-k_y\hat{x}). Various quantities such as the tunnelling current, spin accumulation, and spin current are calculated via the quasiclassical Green's functions. We also present a symmetry argument on the existence of these quantities and their dependencies on the phase difference across the junction. A physical picture is also given in terms of the Andreev states near the junction.

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@article{arxiv.0904.4531,
  title  = {Spin current and spin accumulation near a Josephson junction between a singlet and triplet superconductor},
  author = {Chi-Ken Lu and Sungkit Yip},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.4531},
  year   = {2011}
}

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in preprint form; 5 figures