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Josephson current in a superconductor-ferromagnet junction with two non-collinear magnetic domains

Crouzy, Benoît  
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Tollis, S.
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Ivanov, D. A.  
2006
Physical Review B

We study the Josephson effect in a superconductor--ferromagnet--superconductor (SFS) junction with ferromagnetic domains of non-collinear magnetization. As a model for our study we consider a diffusive junction with two ferromagnetic domains along the junction. The superconductor is assumed to be close to the critical temperature $T_c$, and the linearized Usadel equations predict a sinusoidal current-phase relation. We find analytically the critical current as a function of domain lengths and of the angle between the orientations of their magnetizations. As a function of those parameters, the junction may undergo transitions between 0 and $\pi$ phases. We find that the presence of domains reduces the range of junction lengths at which the $\pi$ phase is observed. For the junction with two domains of the same length, the $\pi$ phase totally disappears as soon as the misorientation angle exceeds $\pi/2$. We further comment on possible implication of our results for experimentally observable 0--$\pi$ transitions in SFS junctions.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.75.054503
Author(s)
Crouzy, Benoît  
Tollis, S.
Ivanov, D. A.  
Date Issued

2006

Published in
Physical Review B
Volume

75

Article Number

054503

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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CPMSC  
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May 20, 2011
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