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Topological superconductors are prime candidates for the implementation of topological-quantum-computation ideas because they can support non-Abelian excitations like Majorana fermions. We go beyond the low-energy effective-model…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-09-14 Dibyendu Roy , C. J. Bolech , Nayana Shah

We study the Josephson effect in the multiterminal junction of topological superconductors. We use the symmetry-constrained scattering matrix approach to derive band dispersions of emergent sub-gap Andreev bound states in a multidimensional…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-04-03 Hong-Yi Xie , Alex Levchenko

Josephson junctions enable dissipation-less electrical current through metals and insulators below a critical current. Despite being central to quantum technology based on superconducting quantum bits and fundamental research into…

Semiconducting nanowires with strong Rashba spin-orbit coupling in the proximity with a superconductor and under a strong Zeeman field can potentially manifest Majorana zero modes at their edges and are a topical candidate for topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-03-08 Arnav Arora , Abhishek Kejriwal , Bhaskaran Muralidharan

We consider Majorana fermions (MFs) in quasi-one-dimensional nanowire systems containing normal and superconducting sections where the topological phase based on Rashba spin orbit interaction can be tuned by magnetic fields. We derive…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 Jelena Klinovaja , Daniel Loss

We theoretically investigate the mapping of the supercurrent distribution in a planar superconductor-normal-superconductor junction in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field via the scanning gate microscopy technique. We find that…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-08-23 K. Kaperek , S. Heun , M. Carrega , P. Wójcik , M. P. Nowak

We show that Floquet chiral topological superconductivity arises naturally in Josephson junctions made of magnetic topological insulator-superconductor sandwich structures. The Josephson phase modulation associated with an applied bias…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-11 Rui-Xing Zhang , S. Das Sarma

Microscopic inhomogeneity within superconducting films is a critical bottleneck hindering the performance and scalability of quantum circuits. All-nitride Josephson Junctions (JJs) have attracted substantial attention for their potential to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-09 Prachi Garg , Danqing Wang , Hong X. Tang , Baishakhi Mazumder

We propose a theoretical model describing a Josephson junction featuring a magnetically textured barrier within two-dimensional (2D) $p$-wave superconductor, considering both $p_x + p_y$ and $p_x + ip_y$ type pairing symmetries. Our study…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-29 Minakshi Subhadarshini , Amartya Pal , Pritam Chatterjee , Arijit Saha

A semiconducting nanowire with strong Rashba coupling and in proximity of a superconductor hosts Majorana edge modes. An array of such nanowires with inter-wire coupling gives an approximate description of a two-dimensional topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-08 Deepti Rana , Goutam Sheet

I. Introduction (What is new in RMT, Superconducting quasiparticles, Experimental platforms) II. Topological superconductivity (Kitaev chain, Majorana operators, Majorana zero-modes, Phase transition beyond mean-field) III. Fundamental…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-07 C. W. J. Beenakker

We find the admittance of a topological Josephson junction $Y(\omega,\varphi_0, T)$ as a function of frequency $\omega$, the static phase bias $\varphi_0$ applied to the superconducting leads, and temperature $T$. The dissipative part of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-10-14 Jukka I. Väyrynen , Gianluca Rastelli , Wolfgang Belzig , Leonid I. Glazman

Majorana fermions are spin-1/2 neutral particles that are their own antiparticles and were initially predicted by Ettore Majorana in particle physics but their observation still remains elusive. The concept of Majorana fermions has been…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-05-07 Yukio Tanaka , Shun Tamura , Jorge Cayao

Ferromagnetism and superconductivity are two key ingredients to create non-Abelian quasiparticle excitations that are expected as building blocks to construct topological quantum computers. Adversely, ferromagnetism and superconductivity…

Nb/Al_2O_3/Ni_{0.6}Cu_{0.4}/Nb based superconductor-insulator-ferromagnet-superconductor (SIFS) Josephson tunnel junctions with a thickness step in the metallic ferromagnetic \Ni_{0.6}\Cu_{0.4} interlayer were fabricated. The step was…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Weides , C. Schindler , H. Kohlstedt

We study planar Josephson junctions formed on the surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator (Fu-Kane proposal) and examine the experimentally relevant parameter regimes in which the effective velocity of the emergent…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-27 Adrian Reich , Kiryl Piasotski , Eytan Grosfeld , Alexander Shnirman

We demonstrate that the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of resistively and capacitively shunted Josephson junctions (RCSJs) hosting localized subgap Majorana states provides a phase sensitive method for their detection. The I-V…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-12-09 M. Maiti , K. M. Kulikov , K. Sengupta , Y. M. Shukrinov

We show how Floquet Majorana fermions may be experimentally realized by periodic driving of a solid-state platform. The system comprises a planar Josephson junction made of a proximitized heterostructure containing a 2D electron gas (2DEG)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-13 Dillon T. Liu , Javad Shabani , Aditi Mitra

The Majorana zero-energy modes (MZMs) residing at the boundary of topological superconductors have attracted a great deal of interest recently, as they provide a platform to explore fundamental physics such as non-Abelian statistics, as…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-06-30 Jinho Park , Yong-Bin Choi , Gil-Ho Lee , Hu-Jong Lee

We propose a new holographic model of Josephson junctions (and networks thereof) based on designer multi-gravity, namely multi-(super)gravity theories on products of distinct asymptotically AdS spacetimes coupled by mixed boundary…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-10-07 Elias Kiritsis , Vasilis Niarchos