It used to be difficult to reliably fabricate clean
heterostructures using magnetic and superconducting layers. Today
this is no longer the case; such reproducible
superconductor/ferromagnet heterostructures enable the quantitative
study of the rich and varied phenomena associated with
ferromagnet/superconductor proximity effects. These structures are
eminent, suitable candidates for many switching devices, ranging
from non-volatile low power memory elements to quantum computing
applications involving Josephson junctions.This book's main purpose
is to explain how the equilibrium and transport properties of these
heterostructures can be accurately calculated starting from a
standard BCS type Hamiltonian. The main techniques, including both
analytical and numerical methods, are discussed in detail. Results
obtained from these calculations are shown to be in excellent
quantitative agreement with experiment.This is a theory book, but
the theory is neither abstruse nor esoteric. Knowledge of only
introductory graduate physics has been assumed; a solid
undergraduate training and a bit of perseverance would also be
enough. This book can easily be read and understood by
experimentalists, and just about anybody can grasp the basics by
referring to the figures and explanations. Quite apart from the
manifold applications of superconductor/ferromagnet nanostructures,
studying them provides us with considerable insights into
fundamental physics and the general study of hybrid nanomaterials.
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