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Josephson junctions with an intrinsic phase shift of pi, so-called pi Josephson junctions, can be realized by a weak link of a d-wave superconductor with an appropriate boundary geometry. A model for the pairing potential of an according…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-13 A. Gumann , C. Iniotakis , N. Schopohl

The $4\pi$ Josephson Effect is a distinguishing feature of a topological Josephson junction. However, stringent conditions make it hard to observe in experiments. Here we numerically study the transient transport properties in a topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-07 Dihao Sun , Jie Liu

We study the dc Josephson effect and the density of states in a multiterminal structure of cross-type geometry which consists of four superconducting electrodes connected by one-dimensional normal or ferromagnetic wires. We find that the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-01-16 Sebastian Mai , Ervand Kandelaki , Anatoly Volkov , Konstantin Efetov

We investigate analytically and numerically a Josephson junction on finite domain with two $\pi$-discontinuity points characterized by a jump of $\pi$ in the phase difference of the junction, i.e. a 0-$\pi$-0 Josephson junction. The system…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-13 Saeed Ahmad , Hadi Susanto , Jonathan A. D. Wattis

We have investigated numerically the phase--locking behavior of two-dimensional Josephson junction arrays,taking into account a finite inductance ($l\stackrel{>}{\sim}1$) of the unit cell and external magnetic fields. Within this model we…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 W. Krech , K. Yu. Platov

We demonstrate experimentally the existence of Josephson junctions having a doubly degenerate ground state with an average Josephson phase \psi=\pm{\phi}. The value of {\phi} can be chosen by design in the interval 0<{\phi}<\pi. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-09-10 H. Sickinger , A. Lipman , M. Weides , R. G. Mints , H. Kohlstedt , D. Koelle , R. Kleiner , E. Goldobin

We consider a 0-$\pi$ Josephson junction consisting of asymmetric 0 and $\pi$ regions of different lengths $L_0$ and $L_\pi$ having different critical current densities $j_{c,0}$ and $j_{c,\pi}$. If both segments are rather short, the whole…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-11-11 A. Lipman , R. G. Mints , R. Kleiner , D. Koelle , E. Goldobin

We present low temperature transport measurements in one dimensional Josephson junctions rhombi chains. We have measured the current phase relation of a chain of 8 rhombi. The junctions are either in the classical phase regime with the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 I. M. Pop , K. Hasselbach , 0. Buisson , W. Guichard , B. Pannetier , I. Protopov

We studied current-voltage characteristics of long one dimensional Josephson junction chains with Josephson energy much larger than charging energy, $E_J \gg E_C$. In this regime, typical IV curves of the samples consist of a supercurrent…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-15 Adem Ergül , Jack Lidmar , Jan Johansson , David Schaeffer , Magnus Lindblom , David B. Haviland

We study numerically and analytically the properties of a one-dimensional array of parallel Josephson junctions in which every {\em alternate} junction is a $\pi$ junction. In the ground state of the array, each cell contains spontaneous…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 Mahesh Chandran , R. V. Kulkarni

We study the Josephson effect between weakly coupled d-wave superconductors within the quasiclassical theory, in particular, the influence of interface roughness on the current-phase relation and the critical current of mirror junctions and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 T. Lueck , P. Schwab , U. Eckern , A. Shelankov

Superconductors separated by a thin tunneling barrier exhibit the Josephson effect that allows charge transport at zero voltage, typically with no phase shift between the superconductors in the lowest energy state. Recently, Josephson…

We study Josephson effect of $d$-wave superconductor (DS)/ferromagnet insulator(FI)/DS junctions on a surface of topological insulator (TI). We calculate Josephson current $I\left(\varphi \right) $ for various orientations of the junctions…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-07-07 Bo Lu , Keiji Yada , A. A. Golubov , Yukio Tanaka

We investigate the Josephson effects in the junction formed by \emph{DIII}-class topological and $s$-wave superconductors, by embedding a quantum dot in the junction. Three dot-superconductor coupling manners are considered, respectively.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Zhen Gao , Wan-Fei Shan , Wei-Jiang Gong

We study non-equilibrium Josephson effect and phase-dependent conductance in three-terminal diffusive interferometers with short arms. We consider strong proximity effect and investigate an interplay of dissipative and Josephson currents…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-12-03 E. V. Bezuglyi , V. S. Shumeiko , G. Wendin

We consider a short Josephson junction with a phase discontinuity $\kappa$ created, e.g., by a pair of tiny current injectors, at some point $x_0$ along the length of the junction. We derive the effective current-phase relation (CPR) for…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-05-25 E. Goldobin , S. Mironov , A. Buzdin , R. G. Mints , D. Koelle , R. Kleiner

Planar superconducting junctions with a large effective Josephson coupling constant and a pronounced interface pair breaking are shown to represent weak links with small critical currents and strongly anharmonic current-phase relations. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-03-08 Yu. S. Barash

Josephson junctions fabricated on the surface of three-dimensional topological insulators (TI) show a few unusual properties distinct from conventional Josephson junctions. In these devices, the Josephson coupling and the supercurrent are…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-01-18 Christopher T. Olund , Erhai Zhao

We study theoretically the properties of SIFS type Josephson junctions composed of two superconducting (S) electrodes separated by an insulating layer (I) and a ferromagnetic (F) film consisting of periodic magnetic domains structure with…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-09-30 S. V. Bakurskiy , A. A. Golubov , N. V. Klenov , M. Yu. Kupriyanov , I. I. Soloviev

We model the static behavior of point Josephson junctions in a micro strip line using a 1D linear differential equation with delta distributed sine non-linearities. We analyze the maximum current $\gamma_{max}$ crossing the micro strip for…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. G Caputo , L. Loukitch
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