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Dynamic states offer extended possibilities to control the properties of quantum matter. Recent efforts are focused on studying the ordered states which appear exclusively under the time-dependent drives. Here we demonstrate a class of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-10-05 I. V. Bobkova , A. M. Bobkov , M. A. Silaev

A phase-slip flux qubit, exactly dual to a charge qubit, is composed of a superconducting loop interrupted by a phase-slip junction. Here we propose a tunable phase-slip flux qubit by replacing the phase-slip junction with a charge-related…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-15 Hu Zhao , Tiefu Li , Jianshe Liu , Wei Chen , J. Q. You

The superconducting phase qubit combines Josephson junctions into superconducting loops and defines one of the promising solid state device implementations for quantum computing. While conventional designs are based on magnetically…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Blatter , V. B. Geshkenbein , L. Ioffe

We report on the fabrication and electrical transport properties of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) made from a (Bi_{1-x}Sb_x)_2Se_3 topological insulator (TI) nanoribbon (NR) connected with Pb0.5In0.5 superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-01-25 Nam-Hee Kim , Hong-Seok Kim , Yiming Yang , Xingyue Peng , Dong Yu , Yong-Joo Doh

Aluminum-based Josephson junctions are currently the main sources of nonlinearity for control and manipulation of superconducting qubits. A phase-slip junction, the dual of a Josephson junction, provides an alternative source of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-02-09 Cheeranjeev Purmessur , Kaicheung Chow , Bernard van Heck , Angela Kou

Via a direct coupling between the magnetic order parameter and the singlet Josephson supercurrent, we detect spin-wave resonances, and their dispersion, in ferromagnetic Josephson junctions in which the usual insulating or metallic barrier…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-05-29 I. Petkovic , M. Aprili , S. E. Barnes , F. Beuneu , S. Maekawa

We report measurements on two superconducting flux qubits coupled to a readout Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID). Two on-chip flux bias lines allow independent flux control of any two of the three elements, as illustrated…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 B. L. T. Plourde , T. L. Robertson , P. A. Reichardt , T. Hime , S. Linzen , C. -E. Wu , John Clarke

We study the coherence of flux-tunable Josephson junction resonators made with two different fabrication processes. In the first process, devices are made using a single step of evaporation in which the resonator and the junctions of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-11-19 S. Yanai , G. A. Steele

Hybrid superconductor-semiconductor structures attract increasing attention owing to a variety of potential applications in quantum computing devices. They can serve to the realization of topological superconducting systems, as well as…

In the past year, several groups have observed evidence for long-range spin-triplet supercurrent in Josephson junctions containing ferromagnetic (F) materials. In our work, the spin-triplet pair correlations are created by non-collinear…

We have observed coherent time evolution between two quantum states of a superconducting flux qubit comprising three Josephson junctions in a loop. The superposition of the two states carrying opposite macroscopic persistent currents is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 I. Chiorescu , Y. Nakamura , C. J. P. M. Harmans , J. E. Mooij

Single flux quantum (SFQ) circuits form a natural neuromorphic technology with SFQ pulses and superconducting transmission lines simulating action potentials and axons, respectively. Here we present a new component, magnetic Josephson…

Hybrid systems represent one of the frontiers in the study of unconventional superconductivity and are a promising platform to realize topological superconducting states. Owing to their mesoscopic dimensions, these materials are challenging…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-10-22 C. G. L. Bøttcher , N. R. Poniatowski , A. Grankin , M. E. Wesson , Z. Yan , U. Vool , V. M. Galitski , A. Yacoby

A nanometer-sized superconducting quantum interference device (nanoSQUID) is fabricated on the apex of a sharp quartz tip and integrated into a scanning SQUID microscope. A simple self-aligned fabrication method results in nanoSQUIDs with…

The continuous development of superconducting electronics is encouraging several studies on hybrid Josephson junctions (JJs) based on superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor (SFS) heterostructures, as either spintronic devices or…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-01-20 H. G. Ahmad , R. Caruso , A. Pal , G. Rotoli , G. P. Pepe , M. G. Blamire , F. Tafuri , D. Massarotti

We theoretically propose a scheme for a spin quantum bit based on a double quantum dot contacted to ferromagnetic elements. Interface exchange effects enable an all electric manipulation of the spin and a switchable strong coupling to a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-17 Audrey Cottet , Takis Kontos

The Josephson diode (JD) is a non-reciprocal circuit element that supports a larger critical current in one direction compared to the other. This effect has gained a growing interest because of promising applications in superconducting…

Josephson junction circuits, such as superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) and single-flux-quantum (SFQ) circuits, have been applied in both analog and digital systems for their ultralow-noise, high-speed, and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-07-07 Yongliang Wang

Semiconductor-superconductor hybrid nanocircuits are of high interest due to their potential applications in quantum computing. Semiconductors with a strong spin-orbit coupling and large $g$-factor are particularly attractive since they are…

We report the fabrication and characterization of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) made of Sb-doped Bi2Se3 topological insulator (TI) nanoribbon (NR) contacted with PbIn superconducting electrodes. When an external…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-06 Nam-Hee Kim , Hong-Seok Kim , Yasen Hou , Dong Yu , Yong-Joo Doh