Phase transitions in superconductor/ferromagnet bilayer driven by spontaneous supercurrents

We investigate the superconducting phase transition in a superconductor (S)/ferromagnet (F) bilayer with Rashba spin-orbit interaction at S/F interface. This coupling produces spontaneous supercurrents flowing inside atomic-thickness region near interface, which are compensated by screening Meissner currents [Mironov and Buzdin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 077001 (2017)]. In case of thin film emergence surface causes an increase critical temperature, we calculate actual value temperature shift. also show that type-I this can be first order. external magnetic field depends on relative orientation exchange ferromagnet. Also predict in-plane anisotropy current, may open alternative way for experimental observation generated coupling.