During the past 15 years a new field has emerged, which combines superconductivity and
spintronics, with the goal to pave a way for new types of devices for applications combining …

This review provides a theoretical basis for understanding the current-phase relation (CΦR)
for the stationary (dc) Josephson effect in various types of superconducting junctions. The …

A formula is derived that relates the conductance of a normal-metal–superconductor (NS)
junction to the single-electron transmission eigenvalues. The formula is applied to a …

The new class of phenomena described in this review is based on the interaction between
spatially separated, but closely located ferromagnets and superconductors, the so-called …

A superconductor in contact with a normal metal not only induces superconducting
correlations, known as the proximity effect, but also modifies the density of states at some …

The mutual influence of superconductivity and magnetism in F/S systems, ie systems of
alternating ferromagnetic (F) and superconducting (S) layers, is comprehensively reviewed …

The critical temperature T c of a superconductor/ferromagnet (SF) bilayer can exhibit
nonmonotonic dependence on the thickness df of the F layer. SF systems have been studied …

A microscopic theory is developed for structures SNN′(S is a superconductor, N, N′ are
normal metals) with potential barriers at the interfaces. The length of the N layer is supposed …

Boundary conditions in quasiclassical theory of superconductivity are of crucial importance
for describing proximity effects in heterostructures between different materials. Although they …

Critical current oscillations are possible as the parameters of the F layer material change in
clean SFS contacts, as noted in Ref. 1. A “dirty” limit, in which the oscilla-tions are …