Magnetization-orientation dependence of the superconducting transition temperature in the ferromagnet-superconductor-ferromagnet system: CuNi/Nb/CuNi

  • J. Y. Gu
  • , C. Y. You
  • , J. S. Jiang
  • , J. Pearson
  • , Ya B. Bazaliy
  • , S. D. Bader

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Abstract

An exchange-biased spin valve, Py/CuNi/Nb/CuNi/Py/FeMn, was employed to investigate the dependence of Tc on the magnetization orientation of two ferromagnetic CuNi layers that sandwich a superconducting Nb layer. It was observed experimentally that TcAP>TcP. Thus, optimization of the value of δTc and a better theoretical understanding were warranted to obtain further insights and to explore practical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number267001
Pages (from-to)267001/1-267001/4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume89
Issue number26
StatePublished - 23 Dec 2002

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Division of Basic Energy Science–Material Science under Contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38.

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