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Charge current in ferromagnet - triplet superconductor junctions

Superconductivity 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

We calculate the tunneling conductance spectra of a ferromagnetic metal / insulator / triplet superconductor from the reflection amplitudes using the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk (BTK) formula. For the triplet superconductor, we assume one special pp-wave order parameter, having line nodes, and two two dimensional ff-wave order parameters with line nodes, breaking the time reversal symmetry. Also we examine nodeless pairing potentials. The evolution of the spectra with the exchange potential depends solely on the topology of the gap. The weak Andreev reflection within the ferromagnet results in the suppression of the tunneling conductance and eliminates the resonances due to the anisotropy of the pairing potential. The tunneling spectra splits asymmetrically with respect to E=0E=0 under the influence of an external magnetic field. The results can be used to distinguish between the possible candidate pairing states of the superconductor Sr2_2RuO4_4.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0110544,
  title  = {Charge current in ferromagnet - triplet superconductor junctions},
  author = {N. Stefanakis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0110544},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages with 8 figures

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