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Spin-singlet to triplet Cooper pair converter interface

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Authors

Walton, A 
Flokstra, MG 
Al Ma’Mari, F 
Stewart, R 

Abstract

jats:titleAbstract</jats:title>jats:pCombining magnetic and superconducting functionalities enables lower energy spin transfer and magnetic switching in quantum computing and information storage, owing to the dissipationless nature of quasi-particle mediated supercurrents. Here, we put forward a system where emergent spin-ordering and diffusion of Cooper pairs are achieved at a non-intrinsically magnetic nor superconducting metallo-molecular interface. Electron transport, magnetometry and low-energy muon spin rotation are used to probe time-reversal symmetry breaking in these structures. By comparing the Meissner expulsion in a system including a Cu/Cjats:sub60</jats:sub> spin-converter interface to one without, we observe a paramagnetic contribution that can be explained due to the conversion of spin-singlet Cooper pair states into odd-frequency triplet states. These results demonstrate the potential of metallo-molecular interfaces to achieve singlet to triplet Cooper pair conversion, a capability not present in either metal or molecule separately that could be used in the generation and controlled diffusion of spin polarised dissipationless currents.</jats:p>

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Keywords

40 Engineering, 4009 Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware, 51 Physical Sciences, 5104 Condensed Matter Physics

Journal Title

Communications Physics

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Journal ISSN

2399-3650
2399-3650

Volume Title

4

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/S030263/1, EP/M000923/1, EP/K00512X/1)