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Distinct from familiar $s$-, $p$-, or $d$-wave pairings, the monopole superconducting order represents a novel class of pairing order arising from nontrivial monopole charge of the Cooper pair. In the weak-coupling regime, this order can…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-11-26 Grayson R. Frazier , Junjia Zhang , Junyi Zhang , Xinyu Sun , Yi Li

We first show the realization of exceptional points in a non-Hermitian superconducting system based on a conventional superconductor and then demonstrate that, surprisingly, the system hosts odd-frequency pairing, solely generated by the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-03-08 Jorge Cayao , Annica M. Black-Schaffer

Superconductivity is characterized by a nonvanishing superconducting pair amplitude. It has a definite symmetry in spin, momentum and frequency (time). While the spin and momentum symmetry have been probed experimentally for different…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-31 Sun-Yong Hwang , Pablo Burset , Björn Sothmann

The multiterminal Josephson effect aroused considerable interest recently, in connection with theoretical and experimental evidence for correlations among Cooper pairs, that is, the so-called Cooper quartets. It was further predicted that…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-08-25 Régis Mélin , Romain Danneau , Clemens B. Winkelmann

We consider normal-superconductor (NS) and superconductor-normal-superconductor (SNS) junctions based on one-dimensional nanowires with Rashba spin-orbit coupling and proximity-induced $s$-wave spin-singlet superconductivity and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-28 Jorge Cayao , Annica M. Black-Schaffer

We investigate the induced superconducting pair correlations in junctions between a conventional spin-singlet $s$-wave superconductor and a disordered normal metal. Decomposing the pair amplitude based on its symmetries in the time domain,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-09-08 Tomas Löthman , Christopher Triola , Jorge Cayao , Annica M. Black-Schaffer

Odd-frequency superconductivity represents a truly unconventional ordered state which, in contrast to conventional superconductivity, exhibits pair correlations which are odd in relative time and, hence, inherently dynamical. In this review…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-14 Jorge Cayao , Christopher Triola , Annica M. Black-Schaffer

We point out that essentially all multi-band superconductors have an odd-frequency pairing component, as follows from a general symmetry analysis of even- and odd-frequency pairing states. We show that odd-frequency superconducting pairing…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-05-22 Annica M. Black-Schaffer , Alexander V. Balatsky

We study the Josephson effects arising in junctions made of non-centrosymmetric superconductors with spin-triplet pairing having $s$-wave orbital-singlet symmetry. We demonstrate that the orbital dependent character of the spin-triplet…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-06-21 Yuri Fukaya , Yukio Tanaka , Paola Gentile , Keiji Yada , Mario Cuoco

We investigate the Josephson transport properties in a Josephson junction consisting of a conventional $s$-wave superconductor coupled to a multi-orbital noncentrosymmetric superconductor marked by an orbitally driven inversion asymmetry…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-10-21 Yuri Fukaya , Yada Keiji , Yukio Tanaka , Paola Gentile , Mario Cuoco

Hybrid Josephson junctions realized on a two-dimensional electron gas are considered promising candidates for developing topological elements that are easily controllable and scalable. Here, we theoretically study the possibility of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-11-28 D. Kuiri , M. P. Nowak

We consider a general problem of a Josephson contact between two multiband superconductors with coexisting superconducting and magnetic phases. As a particular example, we use the quasiclassical theory of superconductivity to study the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-01-01 Ammar A. Kirmani , Maxim Dzero , Alex Levchenko

Odd-frequency Cooper pairs are gathering attention for the convenience of investigating the edge state of topological superconductors including Majorana fermions. Although a spinless p-wave superconductor has only one Majorana fermion in a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-06-08 Daijiro Takagi , Maria Teresa Mercaldo , Yukio Tanaka , Mario Cuoco

A growing body of literature suggests that odd-frequency superconducting pair amplitudes can be generated in normal metal-superconductor junctions. The emergence of odd-frequency pairing in these systems is often attributed to the breaking…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-10-22 Christopher Triola , Annica M. Black-Schaffer

We show that mixed-parity superconductors may exhibit equal-spin pair correlations that are odd-in-time and can be tuned by means of an applied field. The direction and the amplitude of the pair correlator in the spin space turn out to be…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-09-23 Paola Gentile , Canio Noce , Alfonso Romano , Gaetano Annunziata , Jacob Linder , Mario Cuoco

Multi-gap superconductors can exhibit qualitatively new phenomena due to existence of multiple order parameters. Repulsive electronic interactions may give rise to a phase difference of $\pi$ between the phases of the order parameters.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-07 D. F. Agterberg , Eugene Demler , B. Janko

In this article we review recent progress in the understanding of multiband superconductivity and its relationship to odd-frequency pairing. We begin our discussion by reviewing the emergence of odd-frequency pairing in a simple two-band…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-03-18 Christopher Triola , Jorge Cayao , Annica M. Black-Schaffer

We study Josephson current in superconductor / diffusive ferromagnet /superconductor junctions by using the recursive Green function method. When the exchange potential in a ferromagnet is sufficiently large as compared to the pair…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-11-10 Yasuhiro Asano , Yuki Sawa , Yukio Tanaka , Alexander A. Golubov

The nature of unconventional superconductivity is intimately linked to the microscopic nature of the pairing interactions. In this work, motivated by cubic heavy fermion compounds with embedded multipolar moments, we theoretically…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-03-07 Adarsh S. Patri , Yong Baek Kim

In analogy to conventional semiconductor diodes, the Josephson diode exhibits superconducting properties that are asymmetric in applied bias. The effect has been investigated in number of systems recently, and requires a combination of…