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We theoretically analyze non-local effects in electron transport across three-terminal ballistic normal-superconducting-normal (NSN) structures with spin-active interfaces. Subgap electrons entering S-electrode from one N-metal may form…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-12-11 Mikhail S. Kalenkov , Andrei D. Zaikin

We report tunable crossed Andreev reflection (CAR) in a superconductor sandwiched between two antiferromagnetic layers. We consider recent examples of two-dimensional magnets with hexagonal lattices, where gate voltages control the carrier…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-07-02 Martin F. Jakobsen , Arne Brataas , Alireza Qaiumzadeh

We analyze non-local effects in electron transport across three-terminal normal-superconducting-normal (NSN) structures. Subgap electrons entering S-electrode from one N-metal may form Cooper pairs with their counterparts penetrating from…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-06-13 Mikhail S. Kalenkov , Andrei D. Zaikin

When two fully polarized ferromagnetic (F) wires with opposite polarizations make contact with a spin-singlet superconductor, a potential-induced current in wire 1 induces a non-local current of equal magnitude and sign in wire 2. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 C. J. Lambert , J. Koltai , J. Cserti

We consider a hybrid system consisting of two normal metal leads weakly connected to a superconductor. Current-current correlations of the normal leads are studied in the tunneling limit at subgap voltages and temperatures. We find that…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Bignon , M. Houzet , F. Pistolesi , F. W. J. Hekking

Predictions are established for linear differential current-current cross-correlations dSab/dV in a symmetrically biased three-terminal normal metal-superconductor-normal metal (NSN) device. Highly transparent contacts turn out to be…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-07-12 Axel Freyn , Martina Flöser , Régis Mélin

We report evidence of large, nonlocal correlations between two spatially separated normal metals in superconductor/normal-metal (SN) heterostructures, which manifest themselves a nonlocal voltage generated in response to a driving current.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Taewan Noh , Sam Davis , Venkat Chandrasekhar

We investigate conductances and current correlations in a system consisting of a normal multichannel conductor connected to one superconducting and two ferromagnetic electrodes. For antiparallel orientation of the ferromagnet polarizations,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 David Sanchez , Rosa Lopez , Peter Samuelsson , Markus Buttiker

In a setup where two ferromagnetic electrodes are attached to a superconductor, Andreev bound states are induced at both ferromagnet/superconductor (FM/SC) interfaces. We study how these states propagate through the SC and interact with…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-11-08 Georgo Metalidis , Matthias Eschrig , Roland Grein , Gerd Schön

We study the transport properties of a hybrid nanostructure composed of a ferromagnet, two quantum dots, and a superconductor connected in series. By using the non-equilibrium Green's function approach, we have calculated the electric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 E. C. Siqueira , G. G. Cabrera

A pure spin current injector is proposed based on adiabatic pumping and crossed normal/Andreev reflection. The device consists of a three-terminal ferromagnet-superconductor-semiconductor system in which the injection of a pure spin current…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Colin Benjamin , Roberta Citro

We study the subgap transport through the antiferromagnet/superconductor (AF/S) and antiferromagnet/superconductor/antiferromagnet (AF/S/AF) junctions controlled by electric field in a generic buckled honeycomb system, such as silicene,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-05 Wei-Tao Lu , Qing-Feng Sun

We have measured the non-local resistance of aluminum-iron spin-valve structures fabricated by e-beam lithography and shadow evaporation. The sample geometry consists of an aluminum bar with two or more ferromagnetic wires forming point…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Beckmann , H. B. Weber , H. v. Löhneysen

Non-local pairing processes at the edge of a two-dimensional topological insulator in proximity to an $s$-wave superconductor are usually suppressed by helicity. However, additional proximity of a ferromagnetic insulator can substantially…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-24 François Crépin , Pablo Burset , Björn Trauzettel

Crossed conductance in hybrid Ferromagnet / Superconductor / Ferromagnet (FSF) structures results from the competition between normal transmission and Andreev reflection channels. Crossed Andreev reflection (CAR) and elastic cotunneling…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Mélin , D. Feinberg

We have measured local and non-local conductance of mesoscopic normal-metal/superconductor hybrid structures fabricated by e-beam lithography and shadow evaporation. The sample geometry consists of a superconducting aluminum bar with two…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-01-21 J. Brauer , F. Hübler , M. Smetanin , D. Beckmann , H. v. Löhneysen

We consider transport in a three terminal device attached to one superconducting and two normal metal terminals, using the circuit theory of mesoscopic superconductivity. We compute the nonlocal conductance of the current out of the first…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Jan Petter Morten , Arne Brataas , Wolfgang Belzig

We study the subgap transport through a ferromagnet/Ising superconductor/ferromagnet (F/ISC/F) junction by solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. It is found that the crossed Andreev reflection (CAR) and local Andreev reflection (LAR)…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-08 Wei-Tao Lu , Qing-Feng Sun , Qiang Cheng

We show how a superconducting region (S) sandwiched between two normal leads (N), in the presence of barriers, can act as a lens for propagating electron and hole waves by virtue of the so- called crossed Andreev reflection (CAR). The CAR…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-06-23 Hosein Cheraghchi , Hanieh Esmailzadeh , Ali G. Moghaddam

Crossed Andreev reflection in multiterminal structures in the diffusive regime is addressed within the quasiclassical Keldysh-Usadel formalism. The elastic cotunneling and crossed Andreev reflection of quasiparticles give nonlocal currents…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Brinkman , A. A. Golubov