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The interplay between topological protection and dissipation constitutes a critical frontier in the realization of hybrid quantum devices. Here, we investigate the transport signatures in a dissipative topological insulator-based Josephson…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-12-03 Ardamon Sten , Paramita Dutta , Sudeep Kumar Ghosh

We propose a Josephson junction setup based on a topological insulator (TI) thin film to detect Majorana states, which exploits the unique helical and extended nature of the TI surface state. When the magnetic flux through the junction is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-10-30 Andrew C. Potter , Liang Fu

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

Wires made of topological insulators (TI) are a promising platform for searching for Majorana bound states. These states can be probed by analyzing the fractional ac Josephson effect in Josephson junctions with the TI wire as a weak link.…

We used the asymmetric superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) technique to extract the current phase relation (CPR) of a Josephson junction with a 3D-topological insulator (TI) Bi2Se3 nanobelt as the barrier. The obtained CPR…

Spectra and spin structures of Andreev interface states and the Josephson current are investigated theoretically in junctions between clean superconductors (SC) with ordered interlayers. The Josephson current through the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 Yuri Barash , I. V. Bobkova , Brian M. Andersen , T. Kopp , P. J. Hirschfeld

Superconductor-semiconductor hybrids are useful for realizing the Josephson diode effect, where nonreciprocity in the supercurrents occurs due to the interplay of the Josephson effect and applied magnetic fields. These junctions can host…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-10-20 Sayan Mondal , Pei-Hao Fu , Jorge Cayao

Josephson junctions (JJs), where both time-reversal and inversion symmetry are broken, exhibit a phase shift $\phi_0$ in their current-phase relation. This allows for an anomalous supercurrent to flow in the junction even in the absence of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-01-11 Alberto Hijano , Stefan Ilić , F. Sebastián Bergeret

To guide the search for the Majorana fermion, we theoretically study superconductor/topological/superconductor (S/TI/S) junctions in an experimentally relevant regime. We find that the striking features present in these systems, including…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-01 M. Snelder , M. Veldhorst , A. A. Golubov , A. Brinkman

We consider a Josephson contact mediated by 1D chiral modes on a surface of a 3D topological insulator with superimposed superconducting and magnetic layers. The system represents an interferometer in which 1D chiral Majorana modes on the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-12-06 Dmitriy S. Shapiro , Alexander D. Mirlin , Alexander Shnirman

The Josephson coupling of two isotropic s-wave superconductors through a small, magnetically active junction is studied. This is done as a function of junction transparency and of the degree of spin-mixing occurring in the barrier. In the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 Mikael Fogelstrom

A prominent signature of Majorana bound states is the exotic Josephson effects they produce, the classic example being a fractional Josephson current with 4\pi periodicity in the phase difference across the junction. Recent work established…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-11-06 Falko Pientka , Liang Jiang , David Pekker , Jason Alicea , Gil Refael , Yuval Oreg , Felix von Oppen

Majorana bound states in topological Josephson junctions induce a 4? period current-phase relation. Direct detection of the 4? periodicity is complicated by the quasiparticle poisoning. We reveal that Majorana bound states are also signaled…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-07-24 Hong Huang , Qi-Feng Liang , Dao-Xin Yao , Zhi Wang

We study theoretically proximity-induced superconductivity and ferromagnetism on the surface of a topological insulator. In particular, we investigate how the Andreev-bound states are influenced by the interplay between these phenomena,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-18 Jacob Linder , Yukio Tanaka , Takehito Yokoyama , Asle Sudbø , Naoto Nagaosa

Topological Josephson junctions enable nonreciprocal transport involving Majorana fermions (MFs). Here we examine a topological Josephson junction with mixed $s$+$p$-wave pairing, where topological phase transition can be driven by…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-06-23 Shu-Tong Guan , Jin An

Proximity-induced superconductivity in three dimensional (3D) topological insulators forms a new quantum phase of matter and accommodates exotic quasiparticles such as Majorana bound states. One of the biggest drawbacks of the commonly…

We theoretically study topological superconductivity in elongated planar Josephson junctions. In the presence of spin-orbit coupling and an in-plane magnetic field, the Josephson junction can enter the topological phase and host zero-energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-17 D. Kuiri , P. Wójcik , M. P. Nowak

It is known that the low-energy physics of the Josephson effect in the presence of Majorana zero modes exhibits a $4\pi$ periodicity as the Aharonov-Bohm flux varies in contrast to the $2\pi$ Josephson periodicity in usual superconducting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-02-05 Ching-Kai Chiu , S. Das Sarma

We consider a Josephson junction built with the two-dimensional semi-Dirac semimetal, which features a hybrid of linear and quadratic dispersion around a nodal point. We model the weak link between the two superconducting regions by a Dirac…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-04-10 Ipsita Mandal

Multiple systems hosting Andreev molecular states have been proposed and studied, consisting of closely spaced Josephson junctions modeled as ballistic channels. We show that replacing the ballistic channels in the weak link of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-25 Mátyás Kocsis , Zoltán Scherübl , Gergő Fülöp , Péter Makk , Szabolcs Csonka