The combination of a superconductor with a magnetically inhomogeneous material has been established as an efficient mechanism for the generation of long-ranged spin-polarized (spin-triplet) Cooper pairs. Evidence for this mechanism, however, has been demonstrated based on studies done on thin-film multilayers, where the strong bonds existing at the interface between the superconductor and the magnetic material should in principle enhance proximity effects and strengthen any electronic correlations. Here, we fabricate devices based on van der Waals (vdW) stacks of flakes of the Nb⁢S2 combined with flakes of C⁢r1/3⁢Nb⁢S2, which has a built-in magnetic inhomogeneity due to its helimagnetic spin texture at low temperatures. We find that the critical temperature of these vdW heterostructures is strongly dependent on the magnetic state of C⁢r1/3⁢Nb⁢S2, whose degree of magnetic inhomogeneity can be controlled via an applied magnetic field. Our results demonstrate evidence for the generation of long-ranged spin-triplet pairs across the C⁢r1/3⁢Nb⁢S2/Nb⁢S2 vdW interface.

Signature of long-ranged spin triplets across a two-dimensional superconductor/helimagnet van der Waals interface

Spuri, A.;Di Bernardo, A.
2024-01-01

Abstract

The combination of a superconductor with a magnetically inhomogeneous material has been established as an efficient mechanism for the generation of long-ranged spin-polarized (spin-triplet) Cooper pairs. Evidence for this mechanism, however, has been demonstrated based on studies done on thin-film multilayers, where the strong bonds existing at the interface between the superconductor and the magnetic material should in principle enhance proximity effects and strengthen any electronic correlations. Here, we fabricate devices based on van der Waals (vdW) stacks of flakes of the Nb⁢S2 combined with flakes of C⁢r1/3⁢Nb⁢S2, which has a built-in magnetic inhomogeneity due to its helimagnetic spin texture at low temperatures. We find that the critical temperature of these vdW heterostructures is strongly dependent on the magnetic state of C⁢r1/3⁢Nb⁢S2, whose degree of magnetic inhomogeneity can be controlled via an applied magnetic field. Our results demonstrate evidence for the generation of long-ranged spin-triplet pairs across the C⁢r1/3⁢Nb⁢S2/Nb⁢S2 vdW interface.
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