An introduction to spontaneous symmetry breaking

A Beekman, L Rademaker, J Van Wezel - SciPost Physics Lecture Notes, 2019 - scipost.org
Perhaps the most important aspect of symmetry in physics is the idea that a state does not
need to have the same symmetries as the theory that describes it. This phenomenon is …

Acoustic spin transport by superconducting quasiparticles

T Funato, A Yamakage, M Matsuo - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
We theoretically study the generation of spin current due to a surface acoustic wave (SAW)
in a superconductor. We model an s-wave superconductor as the mean-field Hamiltonian …

Dissipationless spin current between two coupled ferromagnets

W Chen, P Horsch, D Manske - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
We demonstrate the general principle which states that a dissipationless spin current flows
between two coupled ferromagnets if their magnetic orders are misaligned. This principle …

Tunneling currents in ferromagnetic systems with multiple broken symmetries

J Linder, MS Grønsleth, A Sudbø - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2007 - APS
A system exhibiting multiple simultaneously broken symmetries offers the opportunity to
influence physical phenomena such as tunneling currents by means of external control …

Equilibrium spin current through tunneling junctions

J Wang, KS Chan - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2006 - APS
We study equilibrium pure spin current through tunneling junctions at zero bias. The two
leads of the junctions connected via a thin insulator barrier, can be either a ferromagnetic …

Spin current due to spinlike Andreev reflection

B Wang, J Peng, DY Xing, J Wang - Physical review letters, 2005 - APS
We propose theoretically a spinlike Andreev reflection that may occur at the interface of a
semimetal and a doped excitonic insulator. In contrast to the usual Andreev reflection, this …

Josephson-like spin current in junctions composed of antiferromagnets and ferromagnets

A Moor, AF Volkov, KB Efetov - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2012 - APS
We study Josephson-like junctions formed by materials with antiferromagnetic (AF) order
parameters. As an antiferromagnet, we consider a two-band material in which a spin density …

Flux quantization due to monopole and dipole currents

W Chen, P Horsch, D Manske - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2013 - APS
By discussing field-induced quantum interference effects due to monopole moments and
those due to dipole moments on equal footing, their similarities and differences are clarified …

Generalized dc and ac Josephson effects in antiferromagnets and in antiferromagnetic -wave superconductors

D Chassé, AMS Tremblay - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2010 - APS
The Josephson effect is generally described as Cooper-pair tunneling but it can also be
understood in a more general context. The dc Josephson effect is the pseudo-Goldstone …

Equilibrium spin current in ferromagnetic graphene junction

Y Gu, YH Yang, J Wang, KS Chan - Journal of Applied Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
We report a theoretical study of the equilibrium spin current (ESC) flowing in a ferromagnet/
ferromagnet (FM/FM) graphene junction with noncollinear magnetizations, in which the FM …