| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M86149/01 |
| Title: |
PHASE-COHERENT TRANSPORT IN HYBRID MAGNETIC/ SUPERCONDUCTING NANOSTRUCTURES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Lambert, Professor C |
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| Department: |
Physics |
| Organisation: |
Lancaster University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 May 1999 |
Ends: |
31 October 2002 |
Value (£): |
182,360
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Magnetism/Magnetic Phenomena |
Materials Characterisation |
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
Electronics |
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The aim is to anticipate and take advantage of recent advances in the fields of nanoscale superconductivity and giant magnetoresistance. The proposed research will examine the interplay between spin-polarised transport, giant magnetoresistance and superconductivity in phase-coherent nanostructures. The effect of ferro/antiferromagnetism on several paradigms of phase-coherent Andreev scattering will studied, including sub-gap conductance anomalies in normal-insulating-superconducting structures, long-range proximity effects in N-S hybrids and large-amplitude conductance oscillations in Andreev interferometers. On the one hand, quasi-classical Green's function methods and multiple scattering techniques will used to predict and analyse generic new phenomena, such Tomasch-like oscillations and inhomogeneous current-carrying states. On the other, ab initio tight binding codes will be developed to investigate material-specific questions, such as the effect of superconductivity on giant magnetoresistance in Cu-Co multi-layers.
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http://www.lancs.ac.uk |