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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…

We theoretically propose a mechanism to realize the superconducting diode effect (SDE): The current can generate a magnetic field, affecting the magnetic moment of magnetic impurity. When the connection region of the Josephson junction is…

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Superconducting diodes, characterized by nonreciprocal supercurrent transport, offer transformative opportunities for ultra-low-power circuits. However, achieving reliable operation at temperatures above liquid nitrogen remains a major…

At interfaces connecting two superconductors (SCs) separated by a metallic layer, an electric current is induced when there is a disparity in the phases of the two superconductors. We elucidate this phenomenon based on the weights of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-05-24 Abhiram Soori

Thermoelectric effects result from the coupling of charge and heat transport, and can be used for thermometry, cooling and harvesting of thermal energy. The microscopic origin of thermoelectric effects is a broken electron-hole symmetry,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-04-08 S. Kolenda , P. Machon , D. Beckmann , W. Belzig

A qubit-oscillator junction connecting as a series two bosonic heat baths at different temperatures can display heat valve and diode effects. In particular, the rectification can change in magnitude and even in sign, implying an inversion…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-15 Luca Magazzù , Elisabetta Paladino , Jukka P. Pekola , Milena Grifoni

Josephson current between two d-wave superconductors is calculated by using a lattice model. Here we consider two types of junctions, $i.e.$, the parallel junction and the mirror-type junction. The maximum Josephson current $(J_{c})$ shows…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Shirai , H. Tsuchiura , Y. Asano , Y. Tanaka , J. Inoue , Y. Tanuma , S. Kashiwaya

The superconducting diode effect (SDE) is a key nonreciprocal phenomenon with broad relevance for superconducting electronics. Using time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau simulations, we predict and quantify a superconducting diode effect arising…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-12-18 Axel J. M. Deenen , Dirk Grundler

Unconventional superconductivity has been predicted to arise in the topologically non-trivial Fermi surface of doped inversion symmetric Weyl semimetals (WSM). In particular, Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) and nodal BCS states are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-06-29 Youngseok Kim , Moon Jip Park , Matthew J. Gilbert

This work presents the emergence of superconductivity in Re substituted topological Weyl semimetal MoTe$_{2}$. Re substitution for Mo sites lead to a sizable enhancement in the superconducting transition temperature (T$_{c}$). A record high…

The change of the Josephson supercurrent density of a weakly-connected granular superconductor in response to externally applied arbitrary thermal gradient dT/dx (nonlinear Seebeck effect) is considered within a model of 3D Josephson…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 Sergei Sergeenkov

The Josephson current flowing through weak links containing ferromagnetic elements is studied theoretically under the condition that the quasiparticle distribution over energy states in the interlayer is spin-dependent. It is shown that the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-27 A. M. Bobkov , I. V. Bobkova

In this work we introduce a thermal magnetotorsional effect (TME) as a novel topological response in magnetic Weyl semimetals. We predict that magnetization gradients perpendicular to the Weyl node separation give rise to temperature…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-29 Long Liang , Teemu Ojanen

A resonantly driven bosonic Josephson junction supports stable collective excitations, or quasiparticles, which constitute analogs of the Trojan wave packets previously explored with Rydberg atoms in strong microwave fields. We predict a…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2014-11-25 Bettina Gertjerenken , Martin Holthaus

Non-equilibrium quasiparticles are possible sources for decoherence in superconducting qubits because they can lead to energy decay or dephasing upon tunneling across Josephson junctions (JJs). Here, we investigate the impact of the…

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

We study the effect of a magnetic field on the current-phase relation of a topological Josephson junction formed by connecting two superconductors through the helical edge states of a quantum spin-Hall insulator. We predict that the Zeeman…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-07-27 Fabrizio Dolcini , Manuel Houzet , Julia S. Meyer

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

In noncentrosymmetric superconductors, superconducting and normal conductions can interchange based on the current flow direction. This effect is termed a superconducting diode effect (SDE), which is a focal point of recent research. The…

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