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Electric control of superconducting transition through a spin-orbit coupled interface.

ABSTRACT: We demonstrate theoretically all-electric control of the superconducting transition temperature using a device comprised of a conventional superconductor, a ferromagnetic insulator, and semiconducting layers with intrinsic spin-orbit coupling. By using analytical calculations and numerical simulations, we show that the transition temperature of such a device can be controlled by electric gating which alters the ratio of Rashba to Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling. The results offer a new pathway to control superconductivity in spintronic devices.

SUBMITTER: Ouassou JA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4947909 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Electric control of superconducting transition through a spin-orbit coupled interface.

Ouassou Jabir Ali JA Di Bernardo Angelo A Robinson Jason W A JWA Linder Jacob J

Scientific reports 20160718

We demonstrate theoretically all-electric control of the superconducting transition temperature using a device comprised of a conventional superconductor, a ferromagnetic insulator, and semiconducting layers with intrinsic spin-orbit coupling. By using analytical calculations and numerical simulations, we show that the transition temperature of such a device can be controlled by electric gating which alters the ratio of Rashba to Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling. The results offer a new pathway t ...[more]

PMID: 27426887

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