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Light-modulated Josephson effect in Kekul\'e patterned graphene

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2022-03-28 v1

Abstract

We theoretically study the Josephson effect in a superconductor/normal metal/superconductor junction based on Kekul\'e patterned graphene. For the Kekul\'e-O patterned junctions, a Fermi momentum-splitting Andreev reflection at the interface can be induced by the off-resonant circularly polarized light applied in the normal region, which results in the possible π\pi-state. In contrast, for the Kekul\'e-Y patterned junctions, the Fermi momentum-splitting Andreev reflection is strongly suppressed due to the valley-momentum locking and the junction always exhibits the 0-state. The dependence of the critical current on the junction length and the illumination parameter of the light field is also presented in detail.

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@article{arxiv.2110.14190,
  title  = {Light-modulated Josephson effect in Kekul\'e patterned graphene},
  author = {W. Zeng and R. Shen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.14190},
  year   = {2022}
}

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7 pages, 7 figures

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