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Multiterminal Josephson junctions (MTJJs), devices in which a normal metal is in contact with three or more superconducting leads, have been proposed as artificial analogs of topological crystals. The topological nature of MTJJs manifests…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-12-17 Maxwell Wisne , Yanpei Deng , Markus Lilja , Pertti Hakonen , Venkat Chandrasekhar

In the realm of physics, a pivotal moment occurred six decades ago when Brian Josephson made a groundbreaking prediction, setting in motion a series of events that would eventually earn him the prestigious Nobel Prize eleven years later.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-10-08 Roberta Citro , Claudio Guarcello , Sergio Pagano

The minimal length of ``one-dimensional'' Josephson junctions, in which the specific bound states of the magnetic flux retain their stability is discussed numerically. Thereby, we consider as ``long'' every Josephson junction, in which…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-10-20 T. L. Boyadjiev , M. D. Todorov

We calculate the Josephson current density j(phi) for a Weyl superconductor--normal-metal--superconductor junction for which the outer terminals are superconducting Weyl metals and the normal layer is a Weyl (semi)metal. We describe the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-24 Kevin A. Madsen , Emil J. Bergholtz , Piet W. Brouwer

Josephson radiation is a useful signature for detecting Majorana zero modes in topological superconductors. We study the Josephson radiation of the underdamped topological Josephson junction within the quantum resistively and capacitively…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-05-26 Yuejian Zhang , Xiping Yang , Jia-Jin Feng , Zhi Wang , Tianxing Ma

We present fully self-consistent calculations of the thermodynamic properties of three-dimensional clean SNS Josephson junctions, where S is an s-wave short-coherence-length superconductor and N is a clean normal metal. The junction is…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-08-31 Branislav K. Nikolic , J. K. Freericks , P. Miller

Operation of Josephson electronics usually requires determination of the Josephson critical current $I_c$, which is affected both by fluctuations and measurement noise. Lock-in measurements allow obviation of $1/f$ noise and, therefore,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-12-09 Razmik A. Hovhannisyan , Olena M. Kapran , Taras Golod , Vladimir M. Krasnov

The stationary Josephson current in a ballistic graphene system is theoretically studied with focus on a planar junction consisting of a monolayer graphene sheet on top of which a pair of superconducting electrodes is deposited. To…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-26 Yositake Takane

This review discusses the electronic properties and the prospective research directions of superconductor-graphene heterostructures. The basic electronic properties of graphene are introduced to highlight the unique possibility of combining…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-18 Gil-Ho Lee , Hu-Jong Lee

In this letter, we demonstrate for the first time the creation of Josephson-like superconducting nanojunctions using a thermal scanning probe to directly inscribe weak links into microstrips of YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO). Our method effectively…

For high-performance superconducting quantum devices based on Josephson junctions (JJs) decreasing lateral sizes is of great importance. Fabrication of sub-\mu m JJs is challenging due to non-flat surfaces with step heights of up to several…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-03-28 J. M. Meckbach , M. Merker , S. J. Buehler , K. Ilin , B. Neumeier , U. Kienzle , E. Goldobin , R. Kleiner , D. Koelle , M. Siegel

Superconducting qubits have motivated the exploration of Josephson-junction technologies beyond quantum computing, with emerging applications in low-energy photon and phonon detection for astrophysics and dark matter searches. Achieving…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-11-11 Y. Balaji , M. Surendran , X. Li , A. Kemelbay , A. Gashi , C. Salemi , A. Suzuki , S. Aloni , A. Tynes Hammack , A. Schwartzberg

We derive an approximate analytic solution for a single fluxon in a double stacked Josephson junctions (SJJ's) for arbitrary junction parameters and coupling strengths. It is shown that the fluxon in a double SJJ's can be characterized by…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 V. M. Krasnov

An effective free energy of a two dimensional (i.e. large area) Josephson Junctions is derived, allowing for thermal fluctuations, for random magnetic fields and for external currents. We show by using replica symmetry breaking methods,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-30 Baruch Horovitz , Anatoly Golub

For an inhomogeneous high-T_c superconductor, band-filling dependence of Josephson current and Josephson product is deduced at T=0 K by means of measurement; this is an extension of Ambegaokar-Baratoff Josephson current and product. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 Hyun-Tak Kim

We present the first observation of the DC and AC Josephson effect in MgB_2 break junctions. The junctions, obtained at 4.2 K in high-quality, high-density polycrystalline metallic MgB_2 samples, show a non-hysteretic DC Josephson effect.…

We report on the realization of a double-well potential for Rubidium-87 Bose-Einstein condensates. The experimental setup allows the investigation of two different dynamical phenomena known for this system - Josephson oscillations and…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Rudolf Gati , Micheal Albiez , Jonas Foelling , Boerge Hemmerling , Markus K. Oberthaler

The article suggests an experiment enabling to find the right theory of superconductivity.

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-03-21 I. M. Yurin

We study spontaneous photon decay into multiple photons triggered by strong non-linearities in a superconducting quantum simulator of the boundary sine-Gordon impurity model. Previously, spectroscopic signatures of photon-conversion were…

We demonstrate that by utilizing an over-screened Josephson junction as a noise detector it is possible to achieve the threshold regime, whereby the tails of the fluctuating current distribution are measured. This situation is realized by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Eugene V. Sukhorukov , Andrew N. Jordan