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Dec, 2018

Spin diffusion equation in superconductors in the vicinity of T-c

PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • Takuya Taira
  • ,
  • Masanori Ichioka
  • ,
  • So Takei
  • ,
  • Hiroto Adachi

Volume
98
Number
21
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.98.214437
Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC

We microscopically derive the spin diffusion equation in an s-wave superconductor in the vicinity of the superconducting transition temperature T-c. Applying the general relation between the relaxation function and the response function to the present spin diffusion problem, we examine how the spin relaxation time and the spin diffusion coefficient are renormalized in the superconducting state. The analysis reveals that, below T-c, both the spin relaxation time and the spin diffusion coefficient are increased, resulting in an enhancement of the spin diffusion length. The present result may provide an explanation for the recent observation of an enhanced spin pumping signal below T-c in a Py/Nb/Pt system that is free from the coherence peak effect.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.214437
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https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000454420800005&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.98.214437
  • ISSN : 2469-9950
  • eISSN : 2469-9969
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000454420800005

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