| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1592399 | Solid State Communications | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Based on the extended Blonder–Tinkham–Klapwijk formalism, differential conductance spectrum of d-wave superconductor/half-metal junctions is investigated as a function of the interfacial spin–orbit coupling (SOC). It shows that the SOC modifies the interfacial spin-flip scattering, enabling spin-singlet and spin-triplet pairing conversion with the aid of equal-spin-band Andreev reflection. A zero-bias conductance peak has been found, which is closely related to the zero energy Andreev bound state of equal-spin pairing correlation induced by the broken electron-hole symmetry of model Hamiltonian and gives strong evidences for the odd-frequency spin-triplet pairing states.
► Conductance spectrum of d-wave superconductor/half-metal junctions is investigated. ► Zero-energy conductance peak exists due to the breaking of electron-hole symmetry. ► It provides strong evidences for the odd frequency equal-spin-triplet pairing state.
