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We consider a two-dimensional electron gas with strong spin-orbit coupling contacted by two superconducting leads, forming a Josephson junction. We show that in the presence of an in-plane Zeeman field the quasi-one-dimensional region…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-06-07 Falko Pientka , Anna Keselman , Erez Berg , Amir Yacoby , Ady Stern , Bertrand I. Halperin

The s+- state in which order parameter has different signs in different bands is a leading candidate for the superconducting state in the iron based superconductors. We investigate a Josephson junction between s and s+- superconductors…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-12-17 A. E. Koshelev

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

We theoretically study a Josephson junction formed by two finite-size $s$-wave SCs on a topological insulator under a magnetic field. At certain conditions, the junction hosts the chiral Majorana modes enclosing the two finite-size SCs. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-02 Sang-Jun Choi , H. -S. Sim

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

The current state of Quantum computing (QC) is extremely optimistic, and we are at a point where researchers have produced highly sophisticated quantum algorithms to address far reaching problems. However, it is equally apparent that the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-17 Adrian D. Scheppe , Michael V. Pak

The Josephson junction is a building block of quantum circuits. Its behavior, well understood when treated as an isolated entity, is strongly affected by coupling to an electromagnetic environment. In 1983, Schmid predicted that a Josephson…

We theoretically investigate the superconducting phase and perpendicular Josephson supercurrent in twisted three-dimensional (3D) superconductors, where two layered 3D materials are stacked with a relative twist. We formulate the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-14 Tenta Tani , Takuto Kawakami , Mikito Koshino

We apply a Gutzwiller-like variational technique to study Josephson conduction across a quantum dot with an odd number of electrons connected to two superconducting leads. We show that, for small values of the superconducting gap, Kondo…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Campagnano , D. Giuliano , A. Tagliacozzo

Motivated by the recent experimentally observed manifestations of the quantum critical point fluctuations in the thermodynamic properties of multiband superconductors, we derive a general expression for the Josephson current of various…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-08-15 Maxim Dzero , Alex Levchenko

Topological superconductors which support Majorana fermions are thought to be realized in one-dimensional semiconducting wires coupled to a superconductor. Such excitations are expected to exhibit non-Abelian statistics and can be used to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-20 Leonid P. Rokhinson , Xinyu Liu , Jacek K. Furdyna

We analyze the quantum dynamics of two electromagnetic oscillators coupled in series to a voltage biased Josephson junction. When the applied voltage leads to a Josephson frequency across the junction which matches the sum of the two mode…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-10 A. D. Armour , Björn Kubala , Joachim Ankerhold

The coupling of Josephson oscillations in layered superconductors is studied with help of a tunneling Hamiltonian formalism. The general form of the current density across the barriers between the superconducting layers is derived. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-25 Ch. Preis , Ch. Helm , J. Keller , A. Sergeev , R. Kleiner

We theoretically predict the giant and robust Josephson diode effect in quasi-one-dimensional topological Majorana nanowires in the regime with multiple subbands, which is expected to be relevant for the real experiment. In the multiband…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-27 Bao-Zong Wang , Zi-Kai Li , Zhong-Da Li , Xiong-Jun Liu

We investigate a minimal model of a two-terminal Josephson junction with conventional superconducting (SC) leads and a pair of interconnected quantum dots in the presence of two Aharonov-Casher (AC) fluxes. The Andreev bound state spectrum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-12-13 Luka Medic , Anton Ramšak , Tomaž Rejec

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

We characterize topological features of Josephson junctions formed by coupled mesoscopic chiral $p$-wave superconducting islands. Through analytic and numerical studies of the low-lying BdG (Bogoliubov-de Gennes) spectrum, we identify…

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…

The Josephson effects associated with quantum tunneling of Cooper pairs manifest as nonlinear relations between the superconductivity phase difference and the bias current and voltage. Many novel phenomena appear, such as Shapiro steps in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-04-21 Xiao Hu , Shi-Zeng Lin

We investigate the Josephson effects in the junction formed by \emph{DIII}-class topological and $s$-wave superconductors, by embedding a quantum dot in the junction. Three dot-superconductor coupling manners are considered, respectively.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Zhen Gao , Wan-Fei Shan , Wei-Jiang Gong