SUPERCONDUCTIVITY OF PROXIMITY COUPLED SUPERCONDUCTOR-ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MULTILAYERS

Nucleation of superconducting phase in proximity coupled superconducto r(SC)-antiferromagnetic(AF) multilayers is studied theoretically. For SC layer we use the usual Usadel equations. As an AF layer we consider a normal metal which undergos the magnetic phase transition associate d with the nesting electron and hole Fermi surfaces. The basic formali sm, suitable for study of the SC phase of the SC/AF system is presente d. The superconducting transition temperature, T-c, and upper critical fields, H-c2 parallel to(T) and H-c2 perpendicular to(T) have been ca lculated.