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Mesoscopic Josephson effect in graphene disk at magnetic field

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-04-28 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

Unlike for tunneling Josephson junctions, for which the current-phase relation is given by the sine function, with the critical current (IcI_c) and normal-state resistance (RNR_N) following the relation IcRN=(π/2)Δ0/eI_cR_N=(\pi/2)\,\Delta_0/e (where Δ0\Delta_0 is the superconducting gap and electron charge is e-e), mesoscopic Josephson junctions show more complex current-phase relations, with the skewness S>0S>0, what is related to the presence -- in case the leads are in the normal state -- of transmission probabilities taking the values comparable to 11. Here, we show that these features also appear for a superconductor-graphene-superconductor (S-g-S) junction in the disk-shaped (Corbino) geometry, when the magnetic field is adjusted such that Ic0I_c\rightarrow{}0 and RNR_N\rightarrow{}\infty. In such a case, the product IcRN1.85Δ0/eI_cR_N\approx{}1.85\,\Delta_0/e, and the skewness S0.14S\approx{}0.14. The results obtained from quantum-mechanical mode-matching analysis for the Dirac-Bogoliubov-De-Gennes equation are compared with simpler model assuming incoherent scattering between two circular interfaces separating the sample and the leads.

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@article{arxiv.2604.23470,
  title  = {Mesoscopic Josephson effect in graphene disk at magnetic field},
  author = {Adam Rycerz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.23470},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

RevTeX, 6 pages, 3 figures. To be presented on "Physics of Magnetism 2026 (PM'26)", June 22-26, 2026, Pozna\'n, Poland