Andreev reflection spectroscopy of niobium point contacts in a magnetic field

Spectroscopy of phonons and spin torques in magnetic point contacts.

Phonon spectroscopy is used to investigate the mechanism of current-induced spin torques in nonmagnetic/ferromagnetic (N/F) point contacts. Magnetization excitations observed in the magneto-conductance of the point contacts are pronounced for diffusive and thermal contacts, where the electrons experience significant scattering in the contact region. We find no magnetic excitations in highly bal...

Supercurrent in atomic point contacts and andreev states

We have measured the supercurrent in aluminum atomic point contacts containing a small number of well characterized conduction channels. For most contacts, the measured supercurrent is adequately described by the opposite contributions of two thermally populated Andreev bound states per conduction channel. However, for contacts containing an almost perfectly transmitted channel 0.9</=tau</=1 th...

Point-Contact Andreev-Reflection Spectroscopy in Fe-Based Superconductors: Multigap Superconductivity and Strong Electron–Boson Interaction

We performed point-contact Andreev-reflection measurements in Ba(Fe1−xCox)2As2 single crystals (x = 0.1, Tc = 24.5 K) and SmFeAsO1−xFx polycrystals (x = 0.2, Tc = 52 K). The spectra indicate the presence of two superconducting gaps with no line nodes on the Fermi surface, but also feature additional structures related to the electron–boson interaction (EBI). From the spectra, it is possible to ...

Andreev-reflection and Point-contact Spectroscopy of Superconducting Rare Earth Transition Metal Borocarbides

High field magnetotransport and point contact Andreev reflection measurements on CuCr2Se4 and CuCr2Se3Br—Degenerate magnetic semiconductor single crystals

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