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Strongly interacting electrons in solid-state systems often display tendency towards multiple broken symmetries in the ground state. The complex interplay between different order parameters can give rise to a rich phase diagram. Here, we…

We propose novel model system for the studies of superconductor-insulator transitions, which is a regular lattice, whose each link consists of Josephson-junction chain of $N \gg 1$ junctions in sequence. The theory of such an array is…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-06-01 I. V. Protopopov , M. V. Feigel'man

Hybrid samples combining superconductors with magnetic topological insulators are a promising platform for exploring exotic new transport physics. We examine a Josephson junction of such a system, based on the dilute magnetic topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-04-27 Pankaj Mandal , Nicolai Taufertshöfer , Lukas Lunczer , Martin P. Stehno , Charles Gould , Laurens W. Molenkamp

We report on short ballistic (SB) Josephson coupling in junctions embedded in a planar heterostructure of graphene. Ballistic Josephson coupling is confirmed by the Fabry-Perot-type interference of the junction critical current $I_c$. An…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-21 Jinho Park , Jae Hyeong Lee , Gil-Ho Lee , Yositake Takane , Ken-Ichiro Imura , Takashi Taniguchi , Kenji Watanabe , Hu-Jong Lee

One-dimensional Majorana modes are predicated to form in Josephson junctions based on three-dimensional topological insulators (TIs). While observations of supercurrents in Josephson junctions made on bulk-insulating TI samples are recently…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-07-26 Subhamoy Ghatak , Oliver Breunig , Fan Yang , Zhiwei Wang , A. A. Taskin , Yoichi Ando

Three-dimensional topological insulators (TI's) in proximity with superconductors are expected to exhibit exotic phenomena such as topological superconductivity (TSC) and Majorana bound states (MBS), which may have applications in…

Josephson junction field effect transistors (JJ-FET) share design similarities with metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors, except for the source/drain contacts being replaced by superconductors. Similarly, the super current due…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-11-19 Feng Wen , Javad Shabani , Emanuel Tutuc

We study the surface density of states in $p$-wave unconventional magnet-spin-singlet $s$-wave superconductor hybrid systems ($p$-wave unconventional magnetic superconductors). Owing to the noncollinear spin structure in $p$-wave…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-03-27 Yuri Fukaya , Keiji Yada , Yukio Tanaka

We theoretically investigate the crystalline anisotropy of topological phase transitions in phase-controlled planar Josephson junctions (JJs) subject to spin-orbit coupling and in-plane magnetic fields. It is shown how topological…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-03-04 Joseph D. Pakizer , Benedikt Scharf , Alex Matos-Abiague

We consider a Josephson junction consisting of superconductor/ferromagnetic insulator (S/FI) bilayers as electrodes which proximizes a nearby 2D electron gas. By starting from a generic Josephson hybrid planar setup we present an exhaustive…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-07-11 P. Virtanen , F. S. Bergeret , E. Strambini , F. Giazotto , A. Braggio

We treat the Cooper pairs in the superconducting electrodes of a Josephson junction (JJ) as an open system, coupled via Andreev scattering to external baths of electrons. The disequilibrium between the baths generates the direct-current…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-13 Robert Alicki , Michał Horodecki , Alejandro Jenkins , Marcin Łobejko , Gerardo Suárez

We have studied mesoscopic Josephson junctions formed by highly $n$-doped InAs nanowires and superconducting Ti/Pb source and drain leads. The current-voltage properties of the system are investigated by varying temperature and external…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-26 J. Paajaste , M. Amado , S. Roddaro , F. S. Bergeret , D. Ercolani , L. Sorba , F. Giazotto

The exciton condensate (EC), a coherent state of electron-hole pairs, has been robustly realized in two-dimensional quantum Hall bilayer systems at integer fillings. However, direct experimental evidence for many of the remarkable…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-14 Tianle Wang , Ruihua Fan , Zhehao Dai , Michael P. Zaletel

A new technique is presented which enables the fabrication of highly transparent Josephson junctions in combination with mesoscopic devices. We utilize a modified AFM tip to plough grooves into superconducting material, thus defining a weak…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 B. Irmer , F. Simmel , R. H. Blick , H. Lorenz , J. P. Kotthaus , M. Bichler , W. Wegscheider

Magic angle twisted trilayer graphene (TTG) has recently emerged as a new platform to engineer strongly correlated flat bands. Here, we reveal the structural and electronic properties of TTG using low temperature scanning tunneling…

Interactions among electrons and the topology of their energy bands can create novel quantum phases of matter. Most topological electronic phases appear in systems with weak electron-electron interactions. The instances where topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-12-25 Kevin P. Nuckolls , Myungchul Oh , Dillon Wong , Biao Lian , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , B. Andrei Bernevig , Ali Yazdani

A mechanism of a superconductivity-mediated interaction of two magnets in a system of coupled superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor (S/F/S) Josephson junctions (JJs) with spin-orbit interaction is proposed. The predicted indirect…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-01-21 G. A. Bobkov , I. V. Bobkova , A. M. Bobkov

Moir\'e quantum matter has emerged as a novel materials platform where correlated and topological phases can be explored with unprecedented control. Among them, magic-angle systems constructed from two or three layers of graphene have shown…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-24 Yuan Cao , Jeong Min Park , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

We present a study of a graphene-based Josephson junction with dedicated side gates carved from the same sheet of graphene as the junction itself. These side gates are highly efficient, and allow us to modulate carrier density along either…

Superconductor-Ferromagnet hybrid structures (SF) have attracted much interest in the last decades, due to a variety of interesting phenomena predicted and observed in these structures. One of them is the so-called inverse proximity effect.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-10-29 Samme M. Dahir , Anatoly F. Volkov , Ilya M. Eremin