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Journal of Applied Physics / Volume 107 / Issue 4 / APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS—FOCUSED REVIEW

J. Appl. Phys. 107, 041101 (2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3318287 (13 pages)

Superconducting spintronics: Spin-polarized transport in superconducting junctions with ferromagnetic semiconducting contact

Y. C. Tao1 and J. G. Hu2

1Department of Physics, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, People’s Republic of China
2Department of Physics, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, People’s Republic of China

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(Received 6 October 2009; accepted 21 January 2010; published online 25 February 2010)

Superconducting spintronics is one of the most attractive subjects of spintronics. This article reviews superconducting spintronics based on the superconducting junctions with ferromagnetic semiconducting contact. The authors summarize recent theoretical developments with an emphasis on the interplay between ferromagnetic semiconductor (FS) and superconductor (SC). It is found that the spin-polarized transport in the superconducting junctions exhibits a rich dependence on hole types of FS, mismatches in the effective mass and Fermi velocity of holes between the FS and SC, as well as strengths of potential scattering at the interface. These systems have great intrinsic scientific importance and potential device applications including signal processing and general purpose computing.

© 2010 American Institute of Physics

Article Outline

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. THEORETICAL APPROACH: BDG EQUATION
  3. PROXIMITY EFFECT
  4. FS/SC/FS TUNNELING JUNCTIONS
    1. Coherent spin-polarized transport in FS/SC/FS tunneling junctions
    2. Incoherent spin-polarized transport in FS/SC/FS tunneling junctions
  5. FS JOSEPHSON TUNNELING JUNCTIONS
    1. SC/FS/SC Josephson junctions
    2. SC/FS/SM/FS/SC Josephson junctions
  6. OUTLOOK

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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords

ferromagnetic materials, magnetic semiconductors, magnetoelectronics, spin polarised transport, superconducting junction devices

PACS

  • 74.45.+c

    Proximity effects; Andreev reflection; SN and SNS junctions

  • 85.75.-d

    Magnetoelectronics; spintronics: devices exploiting spin polarized transport or integrated magnetic fields

  • 72.25.Mk

    Spin transport through interfaces

  • 72.25.Dc

    Spin polarized transport in semiconductors

  • 75.50.Dd

    Nonmetallic ferromagnetic materials

  • 75.50.Pp

    Magnetic semiconductors

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3318287

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0021-8979 (print)  
1089-7550 (online)

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