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The dc Josephson effect refers to the dissipationless electrical current -- the supercurrent -- that can be sustained across a weak link connecting two bulk superconductors. This effect is a probe of the fundamental nature of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael Hermele , Gil Refael , Matthew P. A. Fisher , Paul M. Goldbart

Two-dimensional (2D) superconductors provide a powerful building block for engineering emergent quantum states shaped by reduced dimensionality, enhanced quantum fluctuations, and interfacial symmetry breaking. In van der Waals…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-04 Sichun Zhao , Junlin Xiong , Ji Zhou , Shi-Jun Liang , Bin Cheng , Feng Miao

Signatures of unconventional superconductivity have been reported in a wide range of van der Waals (vdW) materials. However, their microscopic origin remains unclear due to competing electronic orders, strong spin-orbit coupling, and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-08 Ankan Biswas , Jagannath Sutradhar , Sudip Kumar Saha , Avraham Klein , Jonathan Ruhman

Planar Josephson junctions (JJs) have emerged as a promising platform for the realization of topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes. To obtain robust quasi one-dimensional (1D) topological superconducting states using planar…

We analyze the transport through a narrow ballistic superconductor-normal- metal-superconductor Josephson contact with non-ideal transmission at the superconductor-normal-metal interfaces, e.g., due to insulating layers, effective mass…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Kuhn , N. M. Chtchelkatchev , G. B. Lesovik , G. Blatter

We show that a system of Josephson junctions coupled via low-resistance tunneling contacts to graphene substrate(s) may effectively operate as a current switching device. The effect is based on the dissipation-driven…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 Roman M. Lutchyn , Victor Galitski , Gil Refael , S. Das Sarma

In this work, we briefly overview various options for Josephson junctions which should be scalable down to nanometer range for utilization in nanoscale digital superconducting technology. Such junctions should possess high values of…

Semiconductor-based Josephson junctions provide a platform for studying proximity effect due to the possibility of tuning junction properties by gate voltage and large-scale fabrication of complex Josephson circuits. Recently Josephson…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-27 William Mayer , Joseph Yuan , Kaushini Wickramasinghe , Tri Nguyen , Matthieu C. Dartiailh , Javad Shabani

We explore the superconducting phase diagram of the two-dimensional electron system at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface by monitoring the frequencies of the cavity modes of a coplanar waveguide resonator fabricated in the interface itself. We…

Van der Waals (vW) Josephson junctions (JJs) realized by stacking materials such as few-layered NbSe2, offers a new landscape to realize superconducting quantum devices with superior properties owing to its crystalline nature and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-01-22 Annu Anns Sunny , H Choubey , A Khola , S Narayanan , R Bharadwaj , P Gireesan , Madhu Thalakulam

The proximity effect is a central feature of superconducting junctions as it underlies many important applications in devices and can be exploited in the design of new systems with novel quantum functionality. Recently, exotic proximity…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-06-11 Jungdae Kim , Victor Chua , Gregory A. Fiete , Hyoungdo Nam , A. H. MacDonald , Chih-Kang Shih

We develop a microscopic analysis of superconducting and dissipative currents in junctions between superconductors with d-wave symmetry of the order parameter. We study the proximity effect in such superconductors and show that for certain…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 Yu. S. Barash , A. V. Galaktionov , A. D. Zaikin

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

Superinductances are superconducting circuit elements that combine a large inductance with a low parasitic capacitance to ground, resulting in a characteristic impedance exceeding the resistance quantum $R_Q = h/(2e)^2 \simeq 6.45…

We analyze the properties of flat-band superconductor junctions that behave differently from ordinary junctions containing only metals with Fermi surfaces. In particular, we show how in the tunneling limit the critical Josephson current…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-08 P. Virtanen , R. P. S. Penttilä , P. Törmä , A. Díez-Carlón , D. K. Efetov , T. T. Heikkilä

Van-der-Waals (vdW) assembly enables the fabrication of novel Josephson junctions utilizing an atomically sharp interface between two exfoliated and relatively twisted $\rm{Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+x}}$ (Bi2212) flakes. In a range of twist angles…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-08-10 Valentina Brosco , Giuseppe Serpico , Valerii Vinokur , Nicola Poccia , Uri Vool

Inducing superconductivity in systems with unconventional band structures is a promising approach for realising unconventional superconductivity. Of particular interest are single interface or Josephson Junction architectures involving Weyl…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-02-12 Robert Dawson , Vivek Aji

To increase density of superconductor digital and neuromorphic circuits by 10x and reach integration scale of $10^8$ Josephson junctions (JJs) per chip, we developed a new fabrication process on 200-mm wafers, using self-shunted…

We investigated the electrical transport properties of superconductor-graphene-superconductor (SGS) Josephson junctions. In low voltage bias, we observed conventional proximity-coupled Josephson effect, such as the supercurrent flow through…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-02-23 Jae-Hyun Choi , Hu-Jong Lee , Yong-Joo Doh

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…