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We study the dc-current transport in a voltage biased superconductor-chaotic dot-superconductor junction with an induced proximity effect(PE) in the dot. It is found that for a Thouless energy $E_{Th}$ of the dot smaller than the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-07 P. Samuelsson , G. Johansson , Å. Ingerman , V. S. Shumeiko , G. Wendin

We present a real-time diagrammatic theory for transport through interacting quantum dots tunnel coupled to normal and superconducting leads. Our formulation describes both the equilibrium and non-equilibrium superconducting proximity…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-09-05 Michele Governale , Marco G. Pala , Jürgen König

We calculate the dc supercurrent through a Josephson tunnel junction consisting of an antiferromagnetic (AF) interlayer sandwiched between two d-wave superconductors (d). Such d/AF/d junctions exhibit a rich dependence of the Josephson…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 Brian M. Andersen , Yu. S. Barash , S. Graser , P. J. Hirschfeld

Proximity induced quantum coherence of electrons in multi-terminal voltage-driven hybrid normal-superconducting nanostructures may result in a non-trivial interplay between topology-dependent Josephson and Aharonov-Bohm effects. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-05-05 Pavel E. Dolgirev , Mikhail S. Kalenkov , Andrei D. Zaikin

We report on a theoretical study of transport properties of two coupled Josephson junctions and compare two scenarios for controlling the current-voltage characteristics when the system is driven by an external biased DC current and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-02-20 J. Spiechowicz , L. Machura , M. Kostur , J. Luczka

We develop a microscopic theory of ac Josephson effect in superconducting junctions described by an arbitrary scattering matrix that may include magnetic effects. In the limit of constant in time bias voltage $V$ applied to the junction we…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-10-22 Mikhail S. Kalenkov , Andrei D. Zaikin

We propose a universal mechanism for the Josephson diode effect in short Josephson junctions. The proposed mechanism is due to finite Cooper pair momentum and is a manifestation of simultaneous breaking of inversion and time-reversal…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-10-26 Margarita Davydova , Saranesh Prembabu , Liang Fu

We present a theory for quasiparticle heat transport through superconducting weak links. The thermal conductance depends on the phase difference ($\phi$) of the superconducting leads. Branch conversion processes, low-energy Andreev bound…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Erhai Zhao , Tomas Lofwander , J. A. Sauls

We study a superconducting quantum point contact made of a narrow In$_{0.75}% $Ga$_{0.25}$As channel with Nb proximity electrodes. The narrow channel is formed in a gate-fitted constriction of InGaAs/InAlAs/InP heterostructure hosting a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-04-23 Hiroshi Irie , Yuichi Harada , Hiroki Sugiyama , Tatsushi Akazaki

We study chiral interface Andreev bound states and their influence on the Josephson current between clean superconductors. Possible examples are superconducting Sr2RuO4 and the B-phase of the heavy-fermion superconductor UPt3. We show that,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-07 Yu. S. Barash , A. M. Bobkov , M. Fogelstrom

We propose a new platform for observing the Josephson diode effect: the Andreev molecule. This nonlocal electronic state is hosted in circuits made of two closely spaced Josephson junctions, through the hybridization of the Andreev states.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-22 J. -D. Pillet , S. Annabi , A. Peugeot , H. Riechert , E. Arrighi , J. Griesmar , L. Bretheau

We study the response of high-critical current proximity Josephson junctions to a microwave excitation. Electron over-heating in such devices is known to create hysteretic dc voltage-current characteristics. Here we demonstrate that it also…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-06-01 Alessandro De Cecco , Kévin Le Calvez , Benjamin Sacépé , Clemens Winkelmann , Hervé Courtois

We consider a Hamiltonian model for a quantum dot which is placed between two superconducting leads with a constant bias imposed between these leads. Using the non-equilibrium Keldysh technique, we focus on the subgap current, where it is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-12-02 Thibaut Jonckheere , Alex Zazunov , K. Bayandin , Vitaly Shumeiko , Thierry Martin

The predominant d-wave pairing symmetry in high temperature superconductors allows for a variety of current-phase relations in Josephson junctions, which is to a certain degree fabrication controlled. In this letter we report on direct…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 T. Lindstrom , S. A. Charlebois , A. Ya. Tzalenchuk , Z. Ivanov , M. H. S. Amin , A. M. Zagoskin

The pseudogap regime of the underdoped cuprates arguably remains one of the most enigmatic phenomena of correlated quantum matter. Recent theoretical ideas suggest that a pair density wave (PDW) or a "fractionalized PDW" could be a key…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-07-07 Anurag Banerjee , Alvaro Ferraz , Catherine Pépin

The effect of quantum fluctuations on the current-voltage characteristics of Josephson junctions and superconducting nanowires is studied in the underdamped limit. Quantum fluctuations induce transitions between a Coulomb--blockade and a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-08-21 A. Zazunov , N. Didier , F. W. J. Hekking

We present simultaneous measurements of Josephson inductance and DC transport characteristics of ballistic Josephson junctions based upon an epitaxial Al-InAs heterostructure. The Josephson inductance at finite current bias directly reveals…

Superconducting tunnel junctions constitute the units of superconducting quantum circuits and are massively used both for quantum sensing and quantum computation. In previous works, we predicted the existence of a nonlinear thermoelectric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-21 G. Marchegiani , A. Braggio , F. Giazotto

A general formula for Josephson current in a wide class of hybrid junctions between different internal structures is derived on the basis of the Andreev picture. The formula extends existing formulae and also enables us to analyze novel…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-05-29 Munehiro Nishida , Noriyuki Hatakenaka , Susumu Kurihara

The Josephson effect in scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is an excellent tool to probe the properties of the superconducting order parameter on a local scale through the Ambegaokar-Baratoff (AB) relation. Using single atomic contacts…