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Josephson effect in excitonic chiral double layers

Superconductivity 2022-12-22 v1

Abstract

Considering s-wave pairing in an electron-hole double layer of two chiral metals, we study the Josephson effect generated by a domain wall. The latter, which is caused by a jump of the order parameter phase, creates two independent evanescent zero-energy modes at an exceptional point. A unique solution is found by coupling the quasiparticle currents to the supercurrents via the continuity equation. This leads to a superposition of the zero-energy modes, where the relative phases of the coefficients are linked to the direction of the macroscopic supercurrents. Assuming a toroidal geometry, the effective Josephson current winds around the domain walls. Such a system can be realized as the surface of a ring-shaped topological insulator.

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@article{arxiv.2212.11161,
  title  = {Josephson effect in excitonic chiral double layers},
  author = {Klaus Ziegler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.11161},
  year   = {2022}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures

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