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Josephson tunnel junctions are essential elements of superconducting quantum circuits. The operability of these circuits presumes a $2\pi$-periodic sinusoidal potential of a tunnel junction, but higher-order corrections to this Josephson…

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

We discuss correlated lattice models with a time-dependent potential across a barrier and show how to implement a Josephson-junction-like behavior. The pairing occurs by a correlation effect enhanced by the symmetry of the system. In order…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 Stefano Bellucci , Michele Cini , Pasquale Onorato , Enrico Perfetto

We calculate supercurrent across a two-dimensional topological insulator subjected to an external magnetic field. When the edge states of a narrow two-dimensional topological insulator are hybridized, an external magnetic field can close…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-11-18 Alexander Zyuzin , Mohammad Alidoust , Jelena Klinovaja , Daniel Loss

The multi-terminal Josephson effect allows DC supercurrent to flow at finite commensurate voltages. Existing proposals to realize this effect rely on nonlocal Andreev processes in superconductor-normal-superconductor junctions. However,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-01-12 André Melo , Valla Fatemi , Anton R. Akhmerov

Two-dimensional arrays of ballistic Josephson junctions are important as model systems for synthetic quantum materials. Here, we investigate arrays of multiterminal junctions which exhibit a phase difference $\varphi_0$ at zero current.…

Josephson junctions (JJ) are essential for superconducting quantum technologies and searches of self-conjugate quasiparticles, pivotal for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Measuring the current-phase relation (CPR) in JJ based on…

Topological features of low dimensional superconductors have caused a lot of excitement recently because of their broad range of applications in quantum information and their potential to reveal novel phases of quantum matter. A potential…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-18 Paul Matthews , Pedro Ribeiro , Antonio M. García-García

We developed microscopic theory of Josephson effect in point contacts between dirty two-band superconductors. The general expression for the Josephson current, which is valid for arbitrary temperatures, is obtained. This expression was used…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-08-19 Y. S. Yerin , A. N. Omelyanchouk

We consider a planar SIS-type Josephson junction between diffusive superconductors (S) through an insulating tunnel interface (I). We construct fully self-consistent perturbation theory with respect to the interface conductance. As a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-09-15 A. S. Osin , Ya. V. Fominov

On the basis of the Usadel equation we study a multi-terminal Josephson junction. This junction is composed by "magnetic" superconductors S$_{\text{m}}$ which have singlet pairing and are separated from the normal n~wire by spin filters so…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-04-07 Andreas Moor , Anatoly F. Volkov , Konstantin B. Efetov

We study the Josephson effect between a conventional s-wave superconductor and a non-centrosymmetric superconductor with Rashba spin-orbit coupling. Rashba spin-orbit coupling affects the Josephson pair tunneling in a characteristic way.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-06-06 N. Hayashi , C. Iniotakis , M. Machida , M. Sigrist

In a Josephson junction network, anisotropic coupling between spin triplet pairing correlations can lead to frustrated $d$ vector textures that support spontaneous Josephson currents and nonintegral flux trapping. Such networks can appear…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-28 Grayson R. Frazier , Colton Lelievre , Yi Li

Loop currents have been proposed in various superconductors and recently confirmed in kagome materials, raising a fundamental question regarding their intrinsic connection to superconductivity. Here, we study a sign-problem-free bilayer…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-27 Zenghui Fan , Runyu Ma , Stefano Chesi , Congjun Wu , Tianxing Ma

Spontaneous time-reversal symmetry breaking in superconductors with competing non-degenerate pairing channels is an exotic quantum phase transition that could give rise to robust topological superconductivity and unusual magnetism. It is…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-03 Yin Shi

Hybrid superconductor-semiconductor systems with large spin-orbit coupling are important platforms for realizing topological or triplet superconductivity. Planar Josephson junctions made using these materials are predicted to enter the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-31 S. R. Mudi , S. Anupam , V. Mourik , S. M. Frolov

We consider a layered superconductor with a complex order parameter whose phase switches sign from one layer to the next. This system is shown to exhibit gapless superconductivity for sufficiently large interlayer pairing or interlayer…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-31 A. M. Tikofsky , D. B. Bailey

We present a theoretical study of the Josephson coupling of two s-wave superconductors which are connected through a diffusive contact consisting of noncollinear ferromagnetic domains. First, we consider a contact with two domains with…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-30 Zahra Shomali , Malek Zareyan , Wolfgang Belzig

Superconducting electronics offer significant advantages in speed and power efficiency for next-generation computing and communication systems. However, their practical deployment is limited by the absence of simple, efficient, and scalable…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-01 Razmik A. Hovhannisyan , Amirreza Lotfian , Taras Golod , Vladimir M. Krasnov

We study the emergence of the nonlocal Josephson effect in a system composed of three laterally coupled minimal Kitaev chains and exploit it to realize the nonlocal Josephson diode effect. We find that an imbalance between crossed Andreev…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-03-27 Jorge Cayao , Masatoshi Sato