Influence of domain walls in the superconductor/ferromagnet proximity effect

Abstract:

This paper constitutes a short review of the main experimental investigations into the subject as they were known on November 2009. The paper is also intended to be useful as an introduction to the physics of superconductivity under the presence of domain walls. First, the author briey discusses general aspects of Superconductor/Ferromagnet (S/F) proximity effects as these can be important depending of the ferromagnet thickness. Then the so called domain wall superconductivity (DWS) and stray field effects (SFE) are clarified. The experimental evidence on each of these effects is qualitatively discussed. The diffculties on DWS experiments are outlined. The article concludes with a discussion of some outstanding issues and desirable future work.

Año de publicación:

2011

Keywords:

• Superconductivity
• Domain wall superconductivity
• Ferromagnet proximity effect

Fuente:

scopus