Anisotropic supercurrent due to inhomogeneous magnetization in ferromagnet/superconductor junctions
Takehito Yokoyama, Yukio Tanaka, Shuichi Murakami
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.104.104514 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We investigate transverse charge and spin dc supercurrents in a ferromagnet coupled to a superconductor where the ferromagnet has inhomogeneous magnetic structure. These transverse supercurrents arise from nontrivial structure of the magnetization. The magnetic structure manifested in the transverse charge supercurrent is essentially different from that discussed in the context of anomalous Hall effect, reflecting the dissipationless nature of supercurrent. Possible candidates of magnetic structure to verify our prediction are also discussed.