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We consider theoretically a Josephson junction with a superconducting critical current density which has a random sign along the junction's surface. We show that the ground state of the junction corresponds to the phase difference equal to…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Zyuzin , B. Spivak

The DC Josephson effect is theoretically studied in a planar junction in which a two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) infinite in lateral directions is in contact with two superconducting electrodes placed on top of the 2DEG. An energy gap…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 A. F. Volkov , P. H. C. Magnée , B. J. van Wees , T. M. Klapwijk

We study a phase-tunable four-terminal Josephson junction formed in an InSbAs two-dimensional electron gas proximitized by aluminum. By embedding the two pairs of junction terminals in asymmetric DC SQUIDs we can control the superconducting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-12 Christian G. Prosko , Wietze D. Huisman , Ivan Kulesh , Di Xiao , Candice Thomas , Michael J. Manfra , Srijit Goswami

We propose and analyze a mesoscopic Josephson junction consisting of two ferromagnetic insulator-superconductors (FI-Ss) coupled through a normal metal (N) layer. The Josephson current of the junction is non-trivially affected by the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-28 E. Strambini , F. S. Bergeret , F. Giazotto

We report the results of several nonequilibrium experiments performed on superconducting/normal/superconducting (S/N/S) Josephson junctions containing either one or two extra terminals that connect to normal reservoirs. Currents injected…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. S. Crosser , Jian Huang , F. Pierre , Pauli Virtanen , Tero T. Heikkilä , F. K. Wilhelm , Norman O. Birge

We carry out an extensive experimental and theoretical study of the Josephson effect in S-N-S junctions made of a diffusive normal metal (N) embedded between two superconducting electrodes (S). Our experiments are performed on Nb-Cu-Nb…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 P. Dubos , H. Courtois , B. Pannetier , F. K. Wilhelm , A. D. Zaikin , G. Schon

We consider a Josephson bijunction consisting of a thin $SIS$ $\pi$-Josephson junction sandwiched between two-dimensional semiconducting layers with strong Rashba spin-orbit interaction. Each of these layers forms an $SNS$ junction due to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-07-08 Yanick Volpez , Daniel Loss , Jelena Klinovaja

We study theoretically the Josephson effect and pairing correlations in planar SF1F2S junctions that consist of conventional superconductors (S) connected by two metallic monodomain ferromagnets (F1 and F2) with transparent interfaces. We…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-12-07 Luka Trifunovic , Zorica Popovic , Zoran Radovic

Recently, topological superconductors based on Josephson junctions in two-dimensional electron gases with strong Rashba spin-orbit coupling have been proposed as attractive alternatives to wire-based setups. Here, we elucidate how…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-06-14 Benedikt Scharf , Falko Pientka , Hechen Ren , Amir Yacoby , Ewelina M. Hankiewicz

We present a theoretical study of the Josephson coupling of two s-wave superconductors which are connected through a diffusive contact consisting of noncollinear ferromagnetic domains. First, we consider a contact with two domains with…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-30 Zahra Shomali , Malek Zareyan , Wolfgang Belzig

We develop a detailed microscopic theory describing dc Josephson effect and Andreev bound states in superconducting junctions with a half-metal. In such systems the supercurrent is caused by triplet pairing states emerging due to spin-flip…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-03-29 Artem V. Galaktionov , Mikhail S. Kalenkov , Andrei D. Zaikin

Conventional superconductor/insulator/superconductor (SIS) Josephson junctions, devices where two superconductors are separated by a tunnel barrier are technologically important as elements in quantum circuits, particularly with their key…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-19 Venkat Chandrasekhar

We present a theory for the Josephson effect in an unconventional superconductor / one-dimensional electron gas / unconventional superconductor (s/o/s) junction, where the Josephson current is carried by components injected perpendicular to…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 Yukio Tanaka , Takashi Hirai , Koichi Kusakabe , Satoshi Kashiwaya

We theoretically study the Josephson effect in a superconductor/normal metal/superconductor ({\it S}/{\it N}/{\it S}) Josephson junction composed of $s$-wave {\it S}s with {\it N} which is sandwiched by two ferromagnetic insulators ({\it…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-08-06 Shin-ichi Hikino , Seiji Yunoki

We study Josephson current between s-wave/spin-triplet superconductor junctions by taking into account details of band structures in Sr$_{2}$RuO$_{4}$ such as three conduction bands, spin-orbit interaction in the bulk and that at the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-05-31 Kohei Kawai , Keiji Yada , Yukio Tanaka , Yasuhiro Asano , A. A. Golubov , Satoshi Kashiwaya

Current-phase relation in a Josephson junction formed by putting two s-wave superconductors on the same edge of a two dimensional topological insulator is investigated. We consider the case that the junction length is finite and magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-08-13 Shu-feng Zhang , Wei Zhu , Qing-feng Sun

We theoretically investigate the magnetic and crystalline anisotropies of the superconducting diode effect (SDE) in proximitized planar Josephson junctions (JJs) with coexisting Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit couplings (SOCs) under an…

In this study, we explore the Josephson current-phase relation within a planar diffuse tunneling superconducting multilayer junction subjected to a parallel magnetic field. Our investigation involves computing the supercurrent associated…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-06-19 A. S. Osin , Alex Levchenko , Maxim Khodas

Without applied bias voltage, a superconducting phase difference can drive a charge Josephson supercurrent in a superconductor junction. In analogy, we here theoretically propose a spin phase that intrinsically generates spin Josephson…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-10-30 Yue Mao , Qing-Feng Sun

We consider the effect of spin-orbit coupling on the energy levels of a single-channel Josephson junction below the superconducting gap. We investigate quantitatively the level splitting arising from the combined effect of spin-orbit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-01-14 B. Béri , J. H. Bardarson , C. W. J. Beenakker