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Spin Relaxation in s-Wave Superconductors in the Presence of Resonant Spin-Flip Scatterers
Kochan, Denis, Barth, Michael, Costa, Andreas, Richter, Klaus and Fabian, Jaroslav
(2020)
Spin Relaxation in s-Wave Superconductors in the Presence of Resonant Spin-Flip Scatterers.
Physical Review Letters (PRL) 125 (8), 087001.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 27 Aug 2020 04:39
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.43630
Abstract
Employing analytical methods and quantum transport simulations we investigate the relaxation of quasiparticle spins in graphene proximitized by an s-wave superconductor in the presence of resonant magnetic and spin-orbit active impurities. Off resonance, the relaxation increases with decreasing temperature when electrons scatter off magnetic impurities-the Hebel-Slichter effect-and decreases when ...
Employing analytical methods and quantum transport simulations we investigate the relaxation of quasiparticle spins in graphene proximitized by an s-wave superconductor in the presence of resonant magnetic and spin-orbit active impurities. Off resonance, the relaxation increases with decreasing temperature when electrons scatter off magnetic impurities-the Hebel-Slichter effect-and decreases when impurities have spin-orbit coupling. This distinct temperature dependence (not present in the normal state) uniquely discriminates between the two scattering mechanisms. However, we show that the Hebel-Slichter picture breaks down at resonances. The emergence of Yu-Shiba-Rusinov bound states within the superconducting gap redistributes the spectral weight away from magnetic resonances. The result is opposite to the Hebel-Slichter expectation: the spin relaxation decreases with decreasing temperature. Our findings hold for generic s-wave superconductors with resonant magnetic impurities, but also, as we show, for resonant magnetic Josephson junctions.
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| Item type | Article | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Physical Review Letters (PRL) | ||||||
| Publisher: | AMER PHYSICAL SOC | ||||||
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| Open Access Type: | Due to SHERPA/RoMEO | ||||||
| Place of Publication: | COLLEGE PK | ||||||
| Volume: | 125 | ||||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 8 | ||||||
| Page Range: | 087001 | ||||||
| Date | 18 August 2020 | ||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Klaus Richter Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian | ||||||
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| Keywords | CHARGE SEPARATION; GRAPHENE; SPINTRONICS; TRANSPORT; LIFETIMES; | ||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||||
| Status | Published | ||||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-436305 | ||||||
| Item ID | 43630 |
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