Spin diffusion versus proximity effect at ferromagnet/superconductor La0.7Ca0.3MnO3∕YBa2Cu3O7−δ interfaces
V. Peña, C. Visani, J. Garcia-Barriocanal, D. Arias, Z. Sefrioui, C. Leon, J. Santamaria, Carmen A. Almasan
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.104513 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We report on the interplay between magnetism and superconductivity in La0.7Ca0.3MnO3∕YBa2Cu3O7 structures. We have grown heterostructures (bilayers and trilayers) with a constant thickness of the ferromagnetic layer of 40 unit cells (15nm) and changing the thickness of the superconductor between 1 (1.2nm) and 40 unit cells (48nm). The critical temperature of the bilayers decreases when the thickness of the superconductor is reduced below 10 unit cells, thus providing an estimate of the length scale of superconductivity suppression by spin-polarized quasiparticles in YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) of 10nm, much larger than the coherence length. For thickness of the YBCO layer smaller than 4 unit cells; a second mechanism of superconductivity depression comes into play, probably related to the ferromagnetic/superconducting proximity effect. The relative importance in depressing the critical temperature of intrinsic mechanisms (quasiparticle diffusion and proximity effect) and extrinsic ones (intralayer disorder, interface roughness, or reduced dimensionality of ultrathin layers) is discussed.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| YBa2Cu3O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 90 | Pressure not reported | onset |
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