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The $\varphi_0$ superconductor-ferromagnet-superconductor Josephson junction exhibits unique locking phenomena under the external periodic signal when the magnetic component is taken into account. Contrary to the well-known Shapiro steps…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-05-14 K. Kulikov , J. Tekić , E. Kovalenko , M. Nashaat , T. A. Belgibayev , Yu. M. Shukrinov

We study arrays of planar Nb Josephson junctions with contacts to intermediate electrodes, which allow measurements of individual junctions and, thus, provide an insight into intricate array dynamics. We observe a robust phase-locking of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-08-02 S. Yu. Grebenchuk , R. Cattaneo , T. Golod , V. M. Krasnov

At interfaces connecting two superconductors (SCs) separated by a metallic layer, an electric current is induced when there is a disparity in the phases of the two superconductors. We elucidate this phenomenon based on the weights of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-05-24 Abhiram Soori

Topological superconductivity is expected to spur Majorana zero modes -- exotic states that are also considered a quantum technology asset. Fractional Josephson effect is their manifestation in electronic transport measurements, often under…

We study Josephson junctions between superconductors connected through the helical edge states of a two-dimensional topological insulator in the presence of a magnetic barrier. As the equilibrium Andreev bound states of the junction are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 Driss M. Badiane , Manuel Houzet , Julia S. Meyer

Fractional Josephson effect is a unique character of Majorana Fermions in topological superconductor system. This effect is very difficult to detect experimentally because of the disturbance of quasiparticle poisoning and unwanted couplings…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-10 Zhen-Tao Zhang , Zheng-Yuan Xue , Yang Yu

We present direct measurements of the current-phase relation for lateral Josephson junctions with a graphene barrier, obtained by a phase-sensitive SQUID interferometry technique. We find that the current-phase relation is forward skewed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-01 Christopher English , David Hamilton , Cesar Chialvo , Ion Moraru , Nadya Mason , Dale Van Harlingen

We investigate supercurrent interference patterns measured as a function of magnetic field in ballistic graphene Josephson junctions. At high doping, the expected $\Phi_{0}$-periodic "Fraunhofer" pattern is observed, indicating a uniform…

Bosons with density-dependent hopping on a one dimensional lattice have been shown to emulate anyonic particles with fractional exchange statistics. Leveraging this, we construct a Josephson junction setup, where an insulating barrier in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-29 Jessica John Britto

The interplay of graphene and superconductivity has attracted great interest for understanding the two-dimensional Dirac Fermion physics and for superconducting device applications. In previous work, graphene-superconductor junctions…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-10 Naomi Mizuno , Bent Nielsen , Xu Du

The Josephson effect presents a fundamental example of macroscopic quantum coherence as well as a crucial enabler for metrology (e.g. voltage standard), sensing (e.g. Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) and quantum information…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-07-03 Nalinikanta Pradhan , Rina Kanamoto , M. Bhattacharya , Pankaj Kumar Mishra

The demonstration of the non-Abelian properties of Majorana bound states (MBS) is a crucial step toward topological quantum computing. We theoretically investigate how Majorana fusion rules manifest themselves in the current-voltage…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-07 Sang-Jun Choi , Alessio Calzona , Björn Trauzettel

We have observed the Josephson effect in junctions formed between single crystals of SrFe1.74Co0.26As2 and Ba0.23K0.77Fe2As2. I-V curves showed resistively-shunted junction characteristics, and the ac Josephson effect was observed under…

Dark matter axions can generate peculiar effects in special types of Josephson junctions, so-called SNS junctions. One can show that the axion field equations in a Josephson environment allow for very small oscillating supercurrents, which…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-10-13 Christian Beck

The non-linear dependence on applied $ac$ field ($b_{\omega}$) or current ($% i_{\omega}$) of the microwave (ac) impedance $R_{\omega}+iX_{\omega}$ of both short and long Josephson junctions is calculated under a variety of excitation…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 Z. Zhai , Patanjali V. Parimi , S. Sridhar

Ultra-small Josephson junctions are strongly influenced by noise and damping due to energy dissipation into the environment, which are expected to suppress phase coherence. Here, we investigate the coherence properties of atomic-scale…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-01 Martina Trahms , Bharti Mahendru , Clemens B. Winkelmann , Katharina J. Franke

Dynamic axion insulators feature a time-dependent axion field that can be induced by antiferromagnetic resonance. Here, we show that a Josephson junction incorporating this dynamic axion insulator between two superconductors exhibits a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-14 Yu-Hang Li , Ziqian Zhou , Ran Cheng , Hua Jiang , X. C. Xie

Recent experiments have demonstrated the possibility to design highly controllable junctions on magic angle twisted bilayer graphene, enabling the test of its superconducting transport properties. We show that the presence of chiral pairing…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-15 Miguel Alvarado , Pablo Burset , Alfredo Levy Yeyati

Josephson junctions were photogenerated in underdoped thin films of the YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{6+x}$ family using a near-field scanning optical microscope. The observation of the Josephson effect for separations as large as 100 nm between two…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 R. S. Decca , H. D. Drew , E. Osquiguil , B. Maiorov , J. Guimpel

The current-phase relation (CPR) of a Josephson junction reveals valuable information about the microscopic processes and symmetries that influence the supercurrent. In this Letter, we present direct measurements of the CPR for Josephson…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-10-08 C. Chialvo , I. C. Moraru , D. J. Van Harlingen , N. Mason