Theoretical study of magnetism induced by proximity effect in a ferromagnetic Josephson junction with a normal metal

Abstract

We theoretically study the magnetism induced by the proximity effect in the normal metal of ferromagnetic Josephson junction composed of two $s$-wave superconductors separated by ferromagnetic metal/normal metal/ferromagnetic metal junction (${S}/{F}/{N}/{F}/{S}$ junction). We calculate the magnetization in the $N$ by solving the Eilenberger equation. We show that the magnetization arises in the ${N}$ when the product of anomalous Green's functions of the spin-triplet even-frequency odd-parity Cooper pair and spin-singlet odd-frequency odd-parity Cooper pair in the ${N}$ has a finite value. The induced magnetization $M(d,\theta)$ can be decomposed into two parts, $M(d,\theta)=M^{\rm I}(d)+M^{\rm II}(d,\theta)$, where $d$ is the thickness of $N$ and $\theta$ is superconducting phase difference between two ${S}$s. Therefore, $\theta$ dependence of $M(d,\theta)$ allows us to control the amplitude of magnetization by changing $\theta$. The variation of $M(d,\theta)$ with $\theta$ is indeed the good evidence of the magnetization induced by the proximity effect, since some methods of magnetization measurement pick up total magnetization in the ${S}/{F}/{N}/{F}/{S}$ junction.