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Josephson diode (JD) effect found in Josephson tunnel junctions (JTJs) has attracted a great deal of attention due to its importance for developing superconducting circuitry based quantum technologies. So far, the highly desirable…

The Seebeck coefficient (S) of a serially coupled quantum dot (SCQD) junction system is theoretically studied via a two-level Anderson model. A change of sign in S with respect to temperature is found, which arises from the competition…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 David M. -T. Kuo , Yia-chung Chang

Josephson tunnel junctions exhibit a supercurrent typically proportional to the sine of the superconducting phase difference $\phi$. In general, a term proportional to $\cos(\phi)$ is also present, alongside microscopic electronic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-09-29 Aritra Lahiri , Sang-Jun Choi , Björn Trauzettel

We discuss inherent thermometry in a Superconductor - Normal metal - Superconductor tunnel junction. In this configuration, the energy selectivity of single-particle tunneling can provide a significant electron cooling, depending on the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 Hervé Courtois , Sukumar Rajauria , Philippe Gandit , Frank Hekking , Bernard Pannetier

We develop a detailed theory describing a non-trivial interplay between non-equilibrium effects and long-range quantum coherence in superconducting hybrid nanostructures exposed to a temperature gradient. We establish a direct relation…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-04-05 Mikhail S. Kalenkov , Andrei D. Zaikin

Hybrid superconductor/semiconductor devices constitute a powerful platform where intriguing topological properties can be investigated. Here we present fabrication methods and analysis of Josephson junctions formed by a high-mobility InAs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-15 Stefano Guiducci , Matteo Carrega , Giorgio Biasiol , Lucia Sorba , Fabio Beltram , Stefan Heun

In this paper we extend our earlier analysis of the novel Josephson effect in triplet superconductor--ferromagnet--triplet superconductor (TFT) junctions [B. Kastening \emph{et al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf{96}}, 047009 (2006)]. In our more…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-01-26 P. M. R. Brydon , Boris Kastening , Dirk K. Morr , Dirk Manske

Topological superconductors can support localized Majorana states at their boundaries. These quasi-particle excitations have non-Abelian statistics that can be used to encode and manipulate quantum information in a topologically protected…

We demonstrate that thermoelectric signal as well as dc Josephson current may be severely enhanced in multi-terminal superconducting hybrid nanostructures exposed to a temperature gradient. At temperatures $T$ strongly exceeding the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-05-13 Mikhail S. Kalenkov , Pavel E. Dolgirev , Andrei D. Zaikin

We study the thermodynamic properties of a superconductor/normal metal/superconductor Josephson junction {in the short limit}. Owing to the proximity effect, such a junction constitutes a thermodynamic system where {phase difference},…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-10-16 Francesco Vischi , Matteo Carrega , Alessandro Braggio , Pauli Virtanen , Francesco Giazotto

A superconductor-normal metal-superconductor mesoscopic Josephson junction has been realized in which the critical current is tuned through normal current injection using a symmetric electron cooler directly connected to the weak link. Both…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. M. Savin , J. P. Pekola , J. T. Flyktman , A. Anthore , F. Giazotto

Since the discovery of the unconventional copper-oxide high-transition-temperature superconductors (HTS), researchers have explored many methods to fabricate superconducting tunnel junctions from these materials for both superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-09-18 Shane A. Cybart , E. Y. Cho , T. J. Wong , Björn H. Wehlin , Meng K. Ma , Chuong Huynh , R. C. Dynes

The usually negligibly small thermoelectric effects in superconducting heterostructures can be boosted dramatically due to the simultaneous effect of spin splitting and spin filtering. Building on an idea of our earlier work [Phys. Rev.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-02-20 P. Machon , M. Eschrig , W. Belzig

A temperature gradient ${\Delta}T$ across a Josephson junction induces a thermoelectric current. We predict the AC Josephson effect is activated when this current surpasses the junction's critical current. Our investigation of this…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-04-03 Olli Mansikkamäki , Francesco Giazotto , Alexander Balatsky

Identifying materials and devices which offer efficient thermoelectric effects at low temperature is a major obstacle for the development of thermal management strategies for low-temperature electronic systems. Superconductors cannot offer…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-09-04 F. Giazotto , J. W. A. Robinson , J. S. Moodera , F. S. Bergeret

We propose theoretically a thermal switch operating by the magnetic-flux controlled diffraction of phase-coherent heat currents in a thermally biased Josephson junction based on a two-dimensional topological insulator. For short junctions,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-02 Björn Sothmann , Francesco Giazotto , Ewelina M. Hankiewicz

We couple a proximity Josephson junction to a Joule-heated normal metal film and measure its electron temperature under steady state and nonequilibrium conditions. With a timed sequence of heating and temperature probing pulses, we are able…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-26 Libin Wang , Olli-Pentti Saira , Jukka Pekola

We theoretically consider the spin Seebeck effect, the charge Seebeck coefficient, and the thermoelectric figure of merit in superconducting hybrid structures including either magnetic textures or intrinsic spin-orbit coupling. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-01 Marianne Etzelmüller Bathen , Jacob Linder

We investigate the behavior of a Josephson junction consisting of a ferromagnetic insulator-superconductor (FI-S) bilayer tunnel-coupled to a superconducting electrode. We show that the Josephson coupling in the structure is strenghtened by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-02-17 F. S. Bergeret , F. Giazotto

The interplay between superconductivity and ferromagnetism has long been pursued as a route to unconventional Josephson effects, yet suitable material platforms remain limited. Here we report Josephson junctions based on epitaxial…