Feromagnetic "π"-junctions
Kontos, T. · Aprili, M. · Lesueur, J. · Genet, F. · Stephanidis, B. · Boursier, R.
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We investigate Josephson coupling through a ferromagnetic thin film using Superconductor-Insulator-Ferromagnet-Superconductor planar junctions. Damped oscillations of the critical current are observed as a function of the ferromagnetic layer thickness. We show that they result from the exchange energy gained or lost by a quasiparticle Andreev-reflected at the ferromagnet-superconductor interface. The critical current cancels out at the transition from positive ("0") to negative ("π") coupling, in agreement with theoretical calculations.
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