چکیده
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In this paper crossed Andreev reflection (CAR) conductance is calculated in graphene-based FerromagneticSuperconductor-Ferromagnetic heterostructure. In this spin-valve system, the ferromagnetic semi-infinite
layers act as leads. The leads are assumed to be half-metallic, i.e. the respective shift of the two spin subbands at each lead is such that the electronic states of just one spin sub-band are present near the Fermi
level. In this graphene-based system, as in the corresponding metallic structures, if the leads are in antiparallel configuration, direct Andreev reflection (AR) and electron cotunneling(CT) are weak while crossed
Andreev reflection is considerable. The CAR reaches the maximum probability amplitude for thickness of
the superconducting layer that is comparable to the superconducting coherence length. The behavior of the
system at parallel configuration of the leads, contradicts with metallic FSF structures, so that an appreciable
amount of CAR probability is obtained. This is provided in graphene by the combination of CAR and spindependent Klein tunneling through p-n barrier between different spin sub-bands of the two leads. In the
case that the Fermi energy of the first lead is in Dirac point the result is the enhanced CAR due to blocking CT
channels in both parallel and anti parallel configurations. The resulting nonlocal conductance oscillates with
Lexhibiting aπ-phase shift between the two configurations
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