Anomalous inverse proximity effect in unconventional superconductor junctions

Shu-Ichiro Suzuki; Takashi Hirai; Matthias Eschrig; Yukio Tanaka

doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043148

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Anomalous inverse proximity effect in unconventional superconductor junctions

Shu-Ichiro Suzuki, Takashi Hirai, Matthias Eschrig, Yukio Tanaka

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043148 · Physical Review Research

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Abstract

We investigate the effects of Andreev bound states due to the unconventional pairing on the inverse proximity effect of ferromagnet/superconductor junctions. Utilizing quasiclassical Eilenberger theory, we obtain the magnetization penetrating into the superconductor. We show that in a wide parameter range the direction of the induced magnetization is determined by two factors: whether Andreev bound states are present at the junction interface and the sign of the spin-mixing angle. In particular, when Andreev bound states appear at the interface, the direction of the induced magnetization is opposite to that without Andreev bound states. We also clarify the conditions under which an inverted induced magnetization appears. Analyzing this effect helps distinguishing the pairing symmetry of a superconductor.