Recovering of superconductivity in S/F bilayers under spin-dependent nonequilibrium quasiparticle distribution
I. V. Bobkova+*, A. M. Bobkov+
+ Institute of Solid State Physics of the RAS, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
*Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
Abstract
We study theoretically the influence of spin accumulation on
superconductivity in a superconductor/ferromagnet bilayer.
It is well-known that the superconductivity in
Superconductor/Ferromagnet (S/F) bilayers is suppressed by
the proximity to a ferromagnet. The spin accumulation by itself is also a
depairing factor. But here we show that creation of the spin accumulation on
top of effective exchange depairing, caused by the proximity to a
ferromagnet, can lead to an opposite result. The superconductivity can be
partially recovered by spin-dependent quasiparticle distribution. The systems
with realistic parameters are considered and the possible experimental setup
is proposed.