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We study the transport properties of a Josephson junction consisting of two identical $s$-wave superconductors separated by an even-layer ${\mathrm{MnBi}}_{2}{\mathrm{Te}}_{4}$ (MBT). Using recursive Green's function method, we calculate…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-09-23 Yu-Hang Li , Ran Cheng

The macroscopic quantum interference effects in ballistic Josephson microstructures are investigated. The studied system consists of four bulk superconductors (terminals) which are weakly coupled through the mesoscopic rectangular normal…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 A. N. Omelyanchouk , Malek Zareyan

We study a Josephson junction made with a spin-textured bridge, when both Rashba and Zeeman interactions combine to generate a magneto-electric coupling between the superconducting current and the in-plane magnetic texture in the normal…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-08-21 François Konschelle

Planar Josephson junctions (JJs) based on InSb nanoflags have recently emerged as an intriguing platform in superconducting electronics. This letter presents the fabrication and investigation of superconducting quantum interference devices…

An extended Josephson junction consists of two superconducting electrodes that are separated by an insulator and it is therefore also a microwave cavity. The superconducting phase difference across the junction determines the supercurrent…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-03 V. Humbert , M. Aprili , J. Hammer

We predict that the amplitude of the Josephson current through an antiferromagnetic weak link changes by several orders of magnitude upon rotation of the N\'eel order parameter characterizing the staggered magnetic order. This occurs due…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-12-28 Vemund Falch , Jacob Linder

Gate-tunable semiconductor-superconductor nanowires with superconducting leads form exotic Josephson junctions that are a highly desirable platform for two types of qubits: those with topological superconductivity (Majorana qubits) and…

We study a superconducting quantum point contact made of a narrow In$_{0.75}% $Ga$_{0.25}$As channel with Nb proximity electrodes. The narrow channel is formed in a gate-fitted constriction of InGaAs/InAlAs/InP heterostructure hosting a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-04-23 Hiroshi Irie , Yuichi Harada , Hiroki Sugiyama , Tatsushi Akazaki

Nb/Al_2O_3/Ni_{0.6}Cu_{0.4}/Nb based superconductor-insulator-ferromagnet-superconductor (SIFS) Josephson tunnel junctions with a thickness step in the metallic ferromagnetic \Ni_{0.6}\Cu_{0.4} interlayer were fabricated. The step was…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Weides , C. Schindler , H. Kohlstedt

We investigate HgTe/Nb-based three-terminal Josephson junctions in T-shaped and X-shaped geometries and their critical current contours (CCCs). By decomposing the CCCs into the contributions from individual junctions, we uncover how bias…

Gate-tunable Josephson junctions (JJs) are the backbone of superconducting classical and quantum computation. Typically, these systems exploit low charge concentration materials, and present technological diffculties limiting their…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-24 Federico Paolucci , Francesco Vischi , Giorgio De Simoni , Claudio Guarcello , Paolo Solinas , Francesco Giazotto

We present a method for fabricating Josephson junctions and superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) which is based on the local anodization of niobium strip lines 3 to 6.5 nm-thick under the voltage-biased tip of an Atomic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 V. Bouchiat , M. Faucher , C. Thirion , W. Wernsdorfer , T. Fournier , B. Pannetier

We have realized multifacet Josephson junctions with periodically alternating critical current density (MJJs) using superconductor-insulator-ferromagnet-superconductor heterostructures. We show that anomalous features of critical current…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-09-30 S. Scharinger , C. Gürlich , R. G. Mints , M. Weides , H. Kohlstedt , E. Goldobin , D. Koelle , R. Kleiner

We study diffusive magnetic Josephson junctions with four superconducting terminals in the weak proximity limit where the leads are arranged in cross form. Employing the linearized Keldysh-Usadel technique, the anomalous Green's function…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-04-23 Mohammad Alidoust , Granville Sewell , Jacob Linder

The response of superconductor-normal-metal-superconductor junctions to magnetic field is complicated and non-universal because all trajectories contributing to supercurrent have a different effective area, and therefore acquire arbitrary…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-11 Muhammad Irfan , Anton R. Akhmerov

A mechanism of a superconductivity-mediated interaction of two magnets in a system of coupled superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor (S/F/S) Josephson junctions (JJs) with spin-orbit interaction is proposed. The predicted indirect…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-01-21 G. A. Bobkov , I. V. Bobkova , A. M. Bobkov

We show that Josephson $\psi$ junctions with the half-metallic (HM) weak link coupled to the superconducting (S) electrodes through the ferromagnetic (F) layers host collective excitations of magnetic moment and the Josephson phase. This…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-10-06 S. V. Mironov , A. I. Buzdin

Planar Josephson junctions in a magnetic field exhibit the superconducting diode effect, by which the critical current magnitude depends on the polarity of the transport current. A number of different mechanisms for the effect have been…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-11 William F. Schiela , Melissa Mikalsen , William M. Strickland , Javad Shabani

Planar Josephson junctions (JJs) have emerged as a promising platform for the realization of topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes. To obtain robust quasi one-dimensional (1D) topological superconducting states using planar…

Semiconductor-based Josephson junctions provide a platform for studying proximity effect due to the possibility of tuning junction properties by gate voltage and large-scale fabrication of complex Josephson circuits. Recently Josephson…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-27 William Mayer , Joseph Yuan , Kaushini Wickramasinghe , Tri Nguyen , Matthieu C. Dartiailh , Javad Shabani