Heterostructures composed of ferromagnetic La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 , ferromagnetic SrRuO 3 , and superconducting YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x were studied experimentally. Structures of composition Au/La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 /SrRuO 3 / YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x were prepared by pulsed laser deposition, and their high quality was confirmed by x-ray diffraction and reflectometry. A noncollinear magnetic state of the heterostructures was revealed by means of superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry and polarized neutron reflectometry. We have further observed superconducting currents in mesa structures fabricated by deposition of a second superconducting Nb layer on top of the heterostructure, followed by patterning with photolithography and ion-beam etching. Josephson effects observed in these mesa structures can be explained by the penetration of a triplet component of the superconducting order parameter into the magnetic layers.
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