Novel Spin Dynamics in a Josephson Junction

Jian-Xin Zhu, Z. Nussinov, A. Shnirman, A. V. Balatsky
2004 Physical Review Letters  
We address the dynamics of a single spin embedded in the tunneling barrier between two superconductors. As a consequence of pair correlations in the superconducting state, the spin displays a rich and unusual dynamics. To properly describe the time evolution of the spin we find the generalized Wess-Zumino-Witten-Novikov term in the effective action for the spin on the Keldysh contour. The superconducting correlations lead to an effective spin action which is non-local in time leading to
more » ... tional precessions. Our predictions might be directly tested for macroscopic spin clusters.
doi:10.1103/physrevlett.92.107001 pmid:15089228 fatcat:unn3qoypinc6lacwo7mm5o5d5e