Fabrication and transport properties of superconducting thin films
S/F hybrids: Interplay between superconductivity and magnetism
Proximity effect in S/F systems is a very active field of research, due both to the rich physics originated from the coexistence of two competing orderings, and to the numerous suggestions for the engineering applications of these heterostructures. The research activity of the group is devoted to the investigation of the superconducting properties of artificial superconductor/ferromagnetic (S/F) heterostructures based on conventional metals. In particular in the recent years the attention focused mainly on the physical phenomena related to the inhomogeneous character of the superconducting order parameter in these systems. Recently the experimental research activity was devoted to the so-called odd frequency triplet superconductivity, by depositing and characterizing hybrids consisting of spin-singlet superconductors interfaced to ferromagnets with inhomogeneous magnetization profile. The aim is to advance in the understanding of the mechanisms for the generation and control of spin-polarized supercurrents with the twofold goal of deepening the knowledge of fundamental physics and of designing new devices.
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