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We study quantum transport in ballistic $s_\pm$-wave superconductors where coupling between the two bands is included, and apply our model to three possible probes for detecting the internal phase shift of such a pairing state: tunneling…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-08 Iver Bakken Sperstad , Jacob Linder , Asle Sudbø

We study, both theoretically and experimentally, the features on the current-voltage characteristic of a highly transparent Josephson junction caused by transition of the superconducting leads to the normal state. These features appear due…

The quantum mechanics of the Josephson effect is the core ingredient for quantum technologies with superconducting circuits. A new avenue was recently opened in this field by predicting that the Josephson quantum mechanics in the odd parity…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-02 Manuel Houzet , Julia S. Meyer , Yuli V. Nazarov

The superconducting circuits involving Josephson junction offer macroscopic quantum two-level system (qubit) which are coupled to cavity resonators and are operated via microwave signals. In this work, we study the dynamics of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-07-12 Prashant Shukla

Using the extraordinary sensitivity of Andreev interferometers to the superconducting phase difference associated with currents, we measure the persistent current quantum states in superconducting loops interrupted by Josephson junctions.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 V. T. Petrashov , K. G. Chua , K. M. Marshall , R. Sh. Shaikhaidarov , J. T. Nicholls

Ferromagnetic-insulator (FI) based Josephson junctions are promising candidates for a coherent superconducting quantum bit as well as a classical superconducting logic circuit. Recently the appearance of an intriguing atomic-scale 0-pi…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-11-13 Shiro Kawabata , Yukio Tanaka , Alexander A. Golubov , Andrey S. Vasenko , Yasuhiro Asano

We study superconducting quantum interference in InSb flake Josephson junctions. An even-odd effect in the amplitude and periodicity of the superconducting quantum interference pattern is found. Interestingly, the occurrence of this pattern…

We study the photon shot noise dephasing of a superconducting transmon qubit in the strong-dispersive limit, due to the coupling of the qubit to its readout cavity. As each random arrival or departure of a photon is expected to completely…

Josephson junctions (JJs) with Josephson energy $E_J \lesssim 1K$ are widely employed as non-linear elements in superconducting circuits for quantum computing, operating at milli-Kelvin temperatures. Here we experimentally study incoherent…

We consider the linear and non-linear electromagnetic responses of a nanowire connecting two bulk superconductors. Andreev states appearing at a finite phase bias substantially affect the finite-frequency admittance of such a wire junction.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-10-25 F. Kos , S. E. Nigg , L. I. Glazman

We study the Josephson effect in ballistic double-barrier SIFIS planar junctions, consisting of bulk superconductors (S), a clean metallic ferromagnet (F), and insulating interfaces (I). We solve the scattering problem based on the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 Z. Radovic , N. Lazarides , N. Flytzanis

The Andreev bound states and charge transport in a Josephson junction between two superconductors with intrinsic exchange fields are studied. We find that for a parallel configuration of the exchange fields in the superconductors the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-10-26 B. Bujnowski , D. Bercioux , F. Konschelle , J. Cayssol , F. S. Bergeret

The transition-metal dichalcogenides featuring Ising spin-orbit coupling in so-called Ising superconductors offer a unique system to study the interplay of singlet and triplet superconductivity. The presence of high critical fields,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-07 Sourabh Patil , Gaomin Tang , Wolfgang Belzig

We use a hybrid superconductor-semiconductor transmon device to perform spectroscopy of a quantum dot Josephson junction tuned to be in a spin-1/2 ground state with an unpaired quasiparticle. Due to spin-orbit coupling, we resolve two…

We discuss the relaxation and dephasing rates that result from the control and the measurement setup itself in experiments on Josephson persistent-current qubits. For control and measurement of the qubit state, the qubit is inductively…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Caspar H. van der Wal , F. K. Wilhelm , C. J. P. M. Harmans , J. E. Mooij

We investigate the static properties of 0-$\pi$ Josephson junctions, with particular emphasis on their application in superconducting quantum circuits. Using a theoretical framework based on the sine-Gordon equation, we analyze the phase…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-20 N. Stefanakis

We present a method to identify distinct tunneling modes in tunable superconducting tunnel junction composed of superconducting tip and sample in scanning tunneling microscope. Combining the measurement of the relative decay constant of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-09-22 Wonhee Ko , Eugene F. Dumitrescu , Petro Maksymovych

We study the Josephson effect in $s_{\pm}/I/s_{\pm}$ junctions made by two bands reversed sign s-wave ($s_{\pm}$) superconductive materials. We derive an equation providing the bound Andreev energy states parameterized by the band ratio…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-01-30 C. Nappi , S. De Nicola , M. Adamo , E. Sarnelli

Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) that incorporate two superconductor/insulator/superconductor (SIS) Josephson junctions in a closed loop form the core of some of the most sensitive detectors of magnetic and electric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-11 Taewan Noh , Andrew Kindseth , Venkat Chandrasekhar

We investigate the Josephson effcet in superconductor-normal-superconductor junction (SNS) base on the doped unbiased silicene under the perpendicular electric field and off-resonance circularly polarized light. The Andreev reflection…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-28 Chen-Huan Wu