Signatures of Long-Range Spin-Triplet Component in Andreev Interferometer
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We analyze the Josephson,$I_{J}$, and dissipative,$I_{V}$, currents in a magnetic Andreev interferometer in the presence of the long-range spin triplet component (LRSTC). Andreev interferometer has a cross-like geometry and consists of a SF$_{l}$ - F - F$_{r}$S circuit and perpendicular to it a N - F - N circuit, where S, F$_{l,r}$ are superconductors and weak ferromagnets with non-collinear magnetisations $\mathbf{M}_{l,r}$, F is a strong ferromagnet with a high exchange energy. The ferromagnetic wire F can be replaced with a non-magnetic wire n. In the limit of a weak proximity effect (PE), we obtain simple analytical expressions for the currents $I_{J}$ and $I_{V}$. In particular, the critical Josephson current in a long Josephson junction (JJ) is $I_{c}(\alpha ,\beta )=I_{0c}\chi (\alpha ,\beta )$, where the function $% \chi (\alpha ,\beta )$ is a function of angles $(\alpha ,\beta )_{l,r}$ that characterize the orientations of $\mathbf{M}_{l,r}$. The oscillating part of the dissipative current $I_{osc}(V)=\chi (\alpha ,\beta )\cos \varphi I_{0}(V)$ in the N - F(n)- N circuit depends on the angles $(\alpha ,\beta )_{l,r}$ in the same way as the critical Josephson current $I_{c}(\alpha ,\beta )$, but can be much greater than the $I_{c}(\alpha ,\beta )$. At some angles the current $I_{c}(\alpha ,\beta )$ changes sign. We briefly discuss a relation between the negative current $I_{c}$ and paramagnetic response. We argue that the measurements of the conductance in N - F(n) - N circuit can be used as another complementary method to identify the LRSTC in S/F heterostructures.
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