Spin-polarized specular Andreev reflections in altermagnets
Yutaro Nagae, Andreas P. Schnyder, Satoshi Ikegaya
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.111.L100507 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We show theoretically that specular Andreev reflection occurs stably at altermagnet-superconductor interfaces, which is a phenomenon that has previously been predicted only in a limited range of materials, such as Dirac/Weyl materials with fine-tuned chemical potentials. Furthermore, the characteristic spin-split bands of the altermagnet lead to a distinctive spin polarization in the specular Andreev reflections. By utilizing this feature, we propose a device that integrates the functions of both a Cooper pair splitter and a spin beam splitter, thereby creating energy-entangled electron pairs. The positive nonlocal conductance and the positive noise cross-correlation are unambiguous signatures of specular Andreev reflections in the proposed device.
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