TRANSPORT AT THE F/S INTERFACE

AND ANDREEV REFLECTION

                     F            S                                     F            S

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Incident                Reflected        Cooper

Electron                 Hole                Pair

 
 

In order for a spin-up electron to enter the superconductor (for eV < Eg) it must bring with it a spin-down electron and enter as a Cooper Pair.A spin-up hole is "Andreev Reflected" into the ferromagnetic material.

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