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We propose a semiconductor-superconductor hybrid device for realizing topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes consisting of a planar Josephson junction structure with periodically modulated junction width. By performing a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-11-15 Purna P. Paudel , Trey Cole , Benjamin D. Woods , Tudor D. Stanescu

We discuss an experiment in which two magnetic insulators that both show a field-induced magnetic-ordering transition are weakly coupled to one another and are placed into an ex- ternal magnetic field. If the respective magnetic states can…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2012-12-18 Andreas Schilling , Henrik Grundmann

Coherent tunneling processes of multiple Cooper pairs across a Josephson junction give rise to higher harmonics in the current phase relation. In this work, we propose and study Josephson junctions based on…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-07-13 Andrea Maiani , Karsten Flensberg , Martin Leijnse , Constantin Schrade , Saulius Vaitiekėnas , Rubén Seoane Souto

The application of in-plane magnetic fields to Josephson junctions enables fundamental exploration of quantum phenomena, including Zeeman-driven 0-$\pi$ transitions and planar topological superconductivity. However, intrinsic orbital…

We show that the critical current of the Josephson junction consisting of superconducting electrodes coupled through a nanowire with two conductive channels can reveal the multi-periodic magnetic oscillations. The multi-periodicity…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-11-30 S. V. Mironov , A. S. Mel'nikov , A. I. Buzdin

Superconducting diodes are proposed non-reciprocal circuit elements that should exhibit non-dissipative transport in one direction while being resistive in the opposite direction. Multiple examples of such devices have emerged in the past…

We study the superconducting Josephson junction diode operating via the magnetic field of skyrmions. Inspired by the near-field optical microscopy, we propose to partially screen the magnetic field and analyze part-by-part the magnetic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-06-17 A. Sinner , X. -G. Wang , S. S. P. Parkin , A. Ernst , V. Dugaev , L. Chotorlishvili

We report on transport properties of Josephson junctions in hybrid superconducting-topological insulator devices, which show two striking departures from the common Josephson junction behavior: a characteristic energy that scales inversely…

We investigate the Josephson radiation of nanowire (NW)-based Josephson junctions in a parallel magnetic field. The Josephson junction made of an InAs NW with superconducting Al leads shows the emission spectra which follow the Josephson…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-07-25 Hiroshi Kamata , Russell S. Deacon , Sadashige Matsuo , Kan Li , Sören Jeppesen , Lars Samuelson , Hongqi Xu , Koji Ishibashi , Seigo Tarucha

In this manuscript I present new hybrid devices based on multi-wire/channel Rashba semiconductors, which harbor Majorana fermions (MFs) without a Zeeman field. In contrast, magnetic fluxes, supercurrents or electric fields can be employed,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-07-28 Panagiotis Kotetes

Planar Josephson junctions provide a versatile platform, alternative to the nanowire-based geometry, for the generation of the Majorana bound states, due to the additional phase tunability of the topological superconductivity. The proximity…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-07-19 Narayan Mohanta , Satoshi Okamoto , Elbio Dagotto

We characterize parallel double quantum dot Josephson junctions based on closely-grown double nanowires bridged by in-situ deposited superconductors. The parallel double dot behavior occurs despite the closeness of the nanowires and the…

In an in-situ prepared three-terminal Josephson junction based on the topological insulator Bi$_4$Te$_3$ and the superconductor Nb the transport properties are studied. The differential resistance maps as a function of two bias currents…

Josephson junctions enable dissipation-less electrical current through metals and insulators below a critical current. Despite being central to quantum technology based on superconducting quantum bits and fundamental research into…

We study the quasiparticle current in clean ferromagnetic Josephson structures of the form $S_1/F_1/N/F_2/S_2$, where $S$, $F$, and $N$ denote superconducting, ferromagnetic or normal layers respectively. Our focus is on the structure of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-07-01 Evan Moen , Oriol T. Valls

The spin transport characteristics of a nanowire directional electronic coupler have been evaluated theoretically via a transfer matrix approach. The application of a gate field in the region of mixing allows for control of spin current…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 M. Rebello Sousa Dias , V. Lopez-Richard , G. E. Marques , S. E. Ulloa

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 report on the fabrication and measurements of planar mesoscopic Josephson junctions formed by InAs nanowires coupled to superconducting Nb terminals. The use of Si-doped InAs-nanowires with different bulk carrier concentrations allowed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-05-11 H. Y. Gunel , I. E. Batov , H. Hardtdegen , K. Sladek , A. Winden , K. Weis , G. Panaitov , D. Gruetzmacher , Th. Schaepers

We study the Josephson effect in a trijunction formed by two topological superconductor (TS) wires and a conventional $s$-wave superconductor. Using a boundary Green's function formalism, analytical results for the current-phase relation…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-28 A. Zazunov , R. Egger , M. Alvarado , A. Levy Yeyati

We discuss transport properties of fully spin-polarized triplet superconductors, where only electrons of one spin component (along a certain axis) are paired. Due to the structure of the order parameter space, wherein phase and spin…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-01-20 Eyal Cornfeld , Mark S. Rudner , Erez Berg