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We consider a simple model of a multidomain superconductor-ferromagnet-superconductor (SFS) Josephson junction. Sign-alternating magnetization $M$ in domains leads to a spatial modulation of the phase difference $\phi (x)$. Due to this…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 A. F. Volkov , A. Anishchanka

Based on the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations, we investigate the transport of the Josephson current in a S/$f_L$-F$_1$-$f_C$-F$_2$-$f_R$/S junction, where S and F$_{1,2}$ are superconductors and ferromagnets, and $f_{L, C, R}$ are the left,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-11-07 Hao Meng , Xiuqiang Wu , Yajie Ren , Jiansheng Wu

We report a theoretical study of multiterminal Josephson junctions under the influence of a magnetic field $B$. We consider a ballistic rectangular two-dimensional metal $N_0$ connected by the edges to the left, right, top and bottom…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-03-21 Régis Mélin , Clemens B. Winkelmann , Romain Danneau

Two majorana Fermions (MFs) localized at the two ends of the topological superconducting wire can interfere with each other and form the well known $4\pi$ Josephson current. We reveal that the density of states (Dos) for the electron part…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-14 Jie Liu , Juntao Song , Qing-Feng Sun , X. C. Xie

We measured the magnetic field dependence of the critical current of high quality Nb-based planar Josephson tunnel junctions in the presence of a controllable non-uniform field distribution. We found skewed and slowly changing magnetic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-03-17 Roberto Monaco , Jesper Mygind , Valery Koshelets

We present the latest generation of superconductor-insulator-ferromagnet-superconductor Josephson tunnel junctions with a step-like thickness of the ferromagnetic (F) layer. The F-layer thicknesses $d_1$ and $d_2$ in both halves were varied…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-08-09 M. Weides , U. Peralagu , H. Kohlstedt , J. Pfeiffer , M. Kemmler , C. Gürlich , E. Goldobin , D. Koelle , R. Kleiner

Mesoscopic superconducting-normal-metal-superconducting (S-N-S) junctions with a large separation between the superconducting electrodes (i.e. wide junctions) exhibit nonequilibrium supercurrents, even at temperatures for which the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 Nathan Argaman

Using the Usadel equation approach, we provide a compact formalism to calculate the critical current density of 21 different types of ferromagnetic (F) Josephson junctions containing insulating (I) and normal metal (N) layers in the weak…

We analyze the electrical characteristics of a circuit consisting of a free thin-film magnetic layer and source and drain electrodes that have opposite magnetization orientations along the free magnet's two hard directions. We find that…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-20 Shengyuan A. Yang , Qian Niu , D. A. Pesin , A. H. MacDonald

In the junctions with a strong Josephson coupling and a pronounced interfacial pair breaking, the magnetic interference patterns of the Josephson current are shown to differ substantially from the standard Fraunhofer shape. The Fraunhofer…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-10-04 Yu. S. Barash

We examine the magnetic interference patterns of Josephson junctions with a region of 0- and of pi-phase shift. Such junctions have recently been realized as c-axis YBCO-Pb junctions with a single twin boundary in YBCO. We show that in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-30 Daniel F. Agterberg , M. Sigrist

We study Josephson junctions based on InSb nanowires with Sn shells. We observe skewed critical current diffraction patterns: the maxima in forward and reverse current bias are at different magnetic flux, with a displacement of 20-40 mT.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-01-15 B. Zhang , Z. Li , V. Aguilar , P. Zhang , M. Pendharkar , C. Dempsey , J. S. Lee , S. D. Harrington , S. Tan , J. S. Meyer , M. Houzet , C. J. Palmstrom , S. M. Frolov

Josephson junctions with ferromagnetic layers are vital elements in a new class of cryogenic memory devices. One style of memory device contains a spin valve with one "hard" magnetic layer and one "soft" layer. To achieve low switching…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-10-20 Joseph A. Glick , Reza Loloee , W. P. Pratt, , Norman O. Birge

We calculate the dc Josephson current $I_J$ for two types of superconductor-ferromagnet (S/F) Josephson junctions. The junction of the first type is a S/F/S junction. On the basis of the Eilenberger equation, the Josephson current is…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-07 F. S. Bergeret , A. F. Volkov , K. B. Efetov

The effect of a magnetic field on Josephson current has been studied for a superconductor/normal-metal/superconductor (SNS) system, where N is a two-dimensional electron gas in a confining potential. It is found that the dependence of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Y. Ishikawa , H. Fukuyama

Josephson junctions containing ferromagnetic layers are of considerable interest for the development of practical cryogenic memory and superconducting qubits. Such junctions exhibit a phase shift of $\pi$ for certain ranges of ferromagnetic…

Josephson weak links made of two-dimensional topological insulators (TIs) exhibit magnetic oscillations of the supercurrent that are reminiscent of those in superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). We propose a microscopic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-07-13 G. Tkachov , P. Burset , B. Trauzettel , E. M. Hankiewicz

We study the dynamics of Josephson junctions with a thin ferromagnetic layer F [superconductor-ferromagnet-insulator-ferromagnet-superconductor (SFIFS) junctions]. In such junctions, the phase difference $\phi$ of the superconductors and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-10-28 S. Mai , E. Kandelaki , A. F. Volkov , K. B. Efetov

The interplay between novel topological states and superconductivity has garnered substantial interest due to its potential for topological quantum computing. The Josephson effect serves as a useful probe for edge superconductivity in these…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-11-12 Junjie Qi , Chui-Zhen Chen , Juntao Song , Jie Liu , Ke He , Qing-Feng Sun , X. C. Xie

Traditionally, since the discovery of the Josephson effect in 1962, the magnetic diffraction pattern of planar Josephson tunnel junctions has been recorded with the field applied in the plane of the junction. Here we discuss the static…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-03-29 R. Monaco , M. Aaroe , J. Mygind , V. P. Koshelets