Solitary re-entrant superconductivity in asymmetrical FSF structures

Abstract

Solving the boundary value problem for the Eilenberger function, the superconducting and magnetic states of asymmetric ferromagnet-superconductor- ferromagnet (F 1SF 2) nanostructures are investigated. The dependences of critical temperature on an exchange field of the F metal, electronic correlations in the S and F metals, and thicknesses of layers F and S are derived. It is shown that the possibility of the Larkin-Ovchinnikov-Fulde- Ferrell (LOFF) state observation is especially increased in the asymmetrical trilayers F 1SF 2 for which solitary re-entrant superconductivity is predicted. The possibility of solitary re-entrant superconductivity for asymmetrical trilayers F 1SF 2 in the dirty limit is also shown. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.