{
  "id": "1203.4949",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2012-03-22T10:17:27.000Z",
  "updated": "2012-07-16T15:18:43.000Z",
  "title": "A Numerical Model of Crossed Andreev Reflection and Charge Imbalance",
  "authors": [
    "James Luke Webb",
    "Bryan Hickey",
    "Gavin Burnell"
  ],
  "comment": "9 pages, 14 figures",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "cond-mat.supr-con"
  ],
  "abstract": "We present a numerical model of local and nonlocal transport properties in a lateral spin valve structure consisting of two magnetic electrodes in contact with a third perpendicular superconducting electrode. By considering the transport paths for a single electron incident at the local F/S interface - in terms of probabilities of crossed or local Andreev reflection, elastic cotunneling or quasiparticle transport - we show that this leads to nonlocal charge imbalance. We compare this model with experimental data from an aluminum-permalloy (Al/Py) lateral spin valve geometry device and demonstrate the effectiveness of this simple approach in replicating experimental behavior.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2012-07-16T15:18:43.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "74.45.+c",
      "74.40.Gh",
      "74.78.Na",
      "75.75.-c"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "crossed andreev reflection",
      "charge imbalance",
      "numerical model",
      "spin valve structure consisting",
      "lateral spin valve geometry device"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevB.86.054525",
      "journal": "Physical Review B",
      "year": 2012,
      "month": "Aug",
      "volume": 86,
      "number": 5,
      "pages": "054525"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 9,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2012PhRvB..86e4525W"
    }
  }
}