Table 1 The comparison of the charge and spin superconductors.

From: Ginzburg–Landau-type theory of spin superconductivity

 

The charge superconductor

The spin superconductor

Current carrier

Charge

Spin

Basic phenomenon

Zero electric resistance

Zero spin resistance

Meissner effect

Against the magnetic field

Against the variation of the electric field

The first GL equations

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The second GL equations

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London equations

jeE × jeB

GL coherence length ξ

Penetration depth λ

Difficult to define

GL parameter κ

Difficult to define

DC Josephson effect

DC electric current through the Josephson junction

DC spin current through the Josephson junction

AC Josephson effect

The difference between the electric fields on both sides of the junction induces the AC electric current

The difference between the magnetic fields on both sides of the junction induces the AC spin current