Functional Nanostructures and Metamaterials for Superconducting Spintronics - From Superconducting Qubits to Self-Organized Nanostructures

Foreword

Preface

Contents

Contributors

Basic Superconducting Spin Valves

1 Introduction

2 Superconductor–Metallic Ferromagnet Proximity Effect

3 Elementary Superconducting Spin Valve: Diffusive Limit

4 Elementary Spin Valve with Strong Ferromagnets

4.1 Normal and Inverse Spin Valve Effects in the Elementary Structures

4.2 Superconducting Spin Valve Effect and the Domain Structures of Ferromagnets

4.3 Theory of Spin Valve in the Clean Limit

4.4 Parametric Spin Valve

5 Superconducting Spin Valve Effect in the S/F1/N/F2 Structures

6 Discussion and Conclusion

References

Superconducting Triplet Proximity and Josephson Spin Valves

1 Introduction

2 Superconductor–Ferromagnet Proximity Spin Valves

3 Superconducting Spin-Valve Effect in the S/F1/N/F2 Structures

4 Josephson Spin Valves with Ferromagnetic Weak Links

References

Compact Josephson ?-Junctions

1 Introduction

2 Model

3 Ramp- and Overlap-Type Geometries

4 Discussion and Conclusion

References

Magnetic Proximity Effect and Superconducting Triplet Correlations at the Heterostructure of Cuprate Superconductor and Oxide Spin Valve

1 Introduction

2 Experimental

3 Magnetic Proximity Effect

4 Superconducting Triplet Correlations

5 Conclusion

References

Nanodevices with Normal Metal—Insulator—Superconductor Tunnel Junctions

1 Introduction: The NIS Junction at a Glance

2 Fabrication Technology

3 Terahertz Band Conventional SINIS Bolometer

4 Mechanisms of Energy Relaxation and Time Scale

5 Electron Cooling of Absorber and Overheating of Superconductor

6 NIS Thermometer

7 Andreev Current and Hot Electron Traps

8 Current Response, Quantum Efficiency, and Thermalization

9 Conclusion

References

Multichroic Polarization Sensitive Planar Antennas with Resonant Cold-Electron Bolometers for Cosmology Experiments

1 Introduction. ESA Requirements

2 Seashell Antenna

3 Cross-Slot Antenna

4 Comparison and Discussion

References

Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging Technology for Concealed Contraband Detection

1 Introduction

2 Theory of Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging

2.1 Planck’s Radiation Law–Blackbody Radiation Detection Theory

2.2 Radiation Temperature Transfer Model of the Passive Millimeter-Wave Near-Field Imaging

3 Millimeter-Wave Radiometer

3.1 Key Technical Parameters of Millimeter-Wave Radiometer

3.2 Millimeter-Wave Direct Detection Radiometer

3.3 Calibration Method for the Radiometer Array Adopted in the Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging System

4 Passive Millimeter-Wave Near-Field Imaging Feed Antenna

5 Quasi-optical Theory and Focusing Antenna for Passive Millimeter-Wave Near-Field Imaging

5.1 Quasi-optics Design Method

5.2 The Design of the Optical System Parameters

5.3 Design of Lens Curvature

6 Passive Millimeter-Wave Near-Filed Imaging System

6.1 20-Channel FPA System for Hidden Object Detection Under Human Clothing

6.2 High Spatial Resolution 70-Channel FPA System for Concealed Object Detection Under Human Clothing

References

Coupled Spin and Heat Transport in Superconductor Hybrid Structures

1 Introduction

2 Nonlocal Spin Transport

3 Spin-Dependent Thermoelectric Effects

4 Possible Applications

4.1 Thermometry

4.2 Cooling

5 Conclusion and Outlook

References

Lasing in Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics

1 Introduction

2 Requirements for Lasing

3 Circuit QED with Superconducting Quantum Systems

4 Lasing by Single Superconducting Artificial Atoms

4.1 Standard Lasing Scheme

4.2 Dressed-State Lasing

4.3 Landau–Zener–Stückelberg Lasing

5 Summary and Conclusion

References

Topology-Driven Effects in Advanced Micro- and Nanoarchitectures

1 Introduction

2 Topologic Effects in Quantum Rings by Virtue of Doubly Connectedness

3 Topologic Effects in Möbius Rings

4 Superconducting Vortices: Topological Defects in Micro- and Nanoarchitectures

5 Topologic States of Light in Microcavities

5.1 Resonant Modes of Light in a Möbius-Ring Resonator

5.2 Optical Spin–Orbit Coupling and Non-Abelian Evolution of Light in Asymmetric Microcavities

5.3 Non-Abelian Evolution of Light Polarization

6 Conclusions

References

Functional Magnetic Metamaterials for Spintronics

1 Introduction

2 Spin Waves in Width-Modulated Magnonic Crystal

3 Defect Spin-Wave Modes Coupling in Magnonic Crystals

4 Multimode Surface Magnetostatic Wave Propagation in Irregular Planar Magnonic Structure

5 Transverse Mode Coupling in Confined Multiferroics

6 Conclusion

References

Quantum Transport, Superconductivity, and Weak Ferromagnetism at Bicrystal Interfaces of Bi and 3D Topological Insulator BiSb

1 Introduction

2 Samples and Experimental Procedure

3 Results and Discussion

3.1 Fermi Surface Rearrangement in Bi and Bi1–xSbx (x?lt?0.18) Bicrystals

3.2 High-Field Quantum Transport in Bi and BiSb Bicrystals

3.3 Superconductivity and Weak Ferromagnetism at the Interface of Bicrystals of Bi and 3D Topological Insulator BiSb

4 Conclusions

References

Index