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Exotic superconductors, such as high T$_C$, topological, and heavy-fermion superconductors, require phase sensitive measurements to determine the underlying pairing. Here we investigate the proximity-induced superconductivity in nanowires…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-02-21 C. J. Trimble , M. T. Wei , N. F. Q. Yuan , S. S. Kalantre , P. Liu , H. -J Han , M. -G. Han , Y. Zhu , J. J. Cha , L. Fu , J. R. Williams

We present a quantitative characterization of an electrically tunable Josephson junction defined in an InAs nanowire proximitized by an epitax-ially-grown superconducting Al shell. The gate-dependence of the number of conduction channels…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-09-28 M. F. Goffman , C. Urbina , H. Pothier , J. Nygård , C. M. Marcus , P. Krogstrup

We report on the fabrication of highly transparent superconductor/normal metal/two-dimensional electron gas junctions formed by a superconducting NbN electrode, a thin (10nm) Au interlayer, and a two-dimensional electron gas in a InGaAs/InP…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 I. E. Batov , Th. Schaepers , A. A. Golubov , A. V. Ustinov

Semiconductor nanowires have emerged as versatile components in superconducting hybrid devices for Majorana physics and quantum computing. The transport properties of nanowires can be tuned either by field-effect or doping. We investigated…

The manuscript presents an overview of recent developments in theory of multiple Andreev reflections in Josephson junctions with arbitrary transparency and arbitrary quasiparticle dispersion in the electrodes.

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 D. V. Averin

Andreev spin qubits (ASQs) are a promising platform for quantum information processing which benefit from both the small footprint of semiconducting spin qubits and the long range connectivity of superconducting qubits. While…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-18 Silas Hoffman , Charles Tahan

InSb nanoflags represent an interesting platform for quantum transport and have recently been exploited in the study of hybrid planar Josephson junctions. Due to the uncovered semiconductor surface, they are also good candidates for surface…

By coupling a semiconductor-based planar Josephson junction to a superconducting resonator, we investigate the Andreev bound states in the junction using dispersive readout techniques. Using electrostatic gating to create a narrow…

The Josephson effect is one of the most studied macroscopic quantum phenomena in condensed matter physics and has been an essential part of the quantum technologies development over the last decades. It is already used in many applications…

We report supercurrent transport measurements in hybrid Josephson junctions comprised of semiconducting InAs nanowires with epitaxial ferromagnetic insulator EuS and superconducting Al coatings. The wires display a hysteretic…

In this paper we address several new developments in the theory of dc Josephson effect in superconducting weak links. We analyze an interplay between quantum interference effects and Andreev reflection in SNS nanojunctions with insulating…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andrei D. Zaikin

InAs-on-Insulator (InAsOI) enables an effective superconducting proximity effect and extremely weak electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling, allowing precise electronic-temperature control with minimal power. Using Josephson junction thermometry,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-03-03 Giorgio De Simoni , Sebastiano Battisti , Alessandro Paghi , Lucia Sorba , Francesco Giazotto

An intermittent Josephson effect in the form of voltage and temperature oscillations in the voltage - current curves near 2 K is observed in pellets consisting of superconducting TaC nanocapsules coated with graphite. This phenomenon is…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-01-20 Dianyu Geng , Zhenhua Wang , Da Li , Zhidong Zhang , Xiaolin Wang

We report the realization of multilayer three-dimensional nanobridge Josephson junctions based on Nb/NbN and Nb/TiN superconducting stacks fabricated using electron-beam lithography and chlorine-based dry etching. In this architecture, a…

Superconducting chiral domains associated with a time-reversal symmetry-breaking order parameter have garnered significant attention in Kagome systems. In this work, we demonstrate both the intrinsic direct-current and alternating-current…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-08-25 Tian Le , Zhuokai Xu , Jinjin Liu , Ruiya Zhan , Zhiwei Wang , Xiao Lin

The thermal response of proximity Josephson junctions (JJs) is governed by the temperature ($T$)-dependent occupation of Andreev bound states (ABS), making them promising candidates for sensitive thermal detection. In this study, we…

Van der Waals (vdW) Josephson junctions can possibly accelerate the development of advanced superconducting device that utilizes the unique properties of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) superconductors such as…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-11-17 Chuanwen Zhao , Xin Yi , Qiao Chen , Chengyu Yan , Shun Wang

We study the transport properties of nanoscale superconducting (S) devices in which two superconducting electrodes are bridged by two parallel ferromagnetic (F) wires, forming an SFFS junction with a separation between the two wires less…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-06-05 Madalina Colci , Kuei Sun , Nayana Shah , Smitha Vishveshwara , Dale J. Van Harlingen

We report for the first time enhancement of the supercurrent by means of injection in a mesoscopic three terminal planar SNSNS device made of Al on GaAs. When a current is injected from one of the superconducting Al electrodes at an…

In a standard Josephson junction the current is zero when the phase difference between the superconducting leads is zero. This condition is protected by parity and time-reversal symmetries. However, the combined presence of spin-orbit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-14 William Mayer , Matthieu C. Dartiailh , Joseph Yuan , Kaushini S. Wickramasinghe , Enrico Rossi , Javad Shabani