Anomalous Josephson effect in d-wave superconductor junctions on TI surface
Abstract
We study Josephson effect of -wave superconductor (DS)/ferromagnet insulator(FI)/DS junctions on a surface of topological insulator (TI). We calculate Josephson current for various orientations of the junctions where is the macroscopic phase difference between two DSs. In certain configurations, we find anomalous current-phase relation with periodicity. In the case where the first order Josephson coupling is absent without magnetization in FI, can be proportional to . The magnitude of the obtained Josephson current is enhanced due to the zero energy states on the edge of DS on TI. Even if we introduce an -wave component of pair potential in DS, we can still expect the anomalous current-phase relation in asymmetric DS junctions with . This can be used to probe the induced -wave component of pair potential on TI surface in high- cuperate/TI hybrid structures.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1507.02102,
title = {Anomalous Josephson effect in d-wave superconductor junctions on TI surface},
author = {Bo Lu and Keiji Yada and A. A. Golubov and Yukio Tanaka},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.02102},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
6 pages, 4 figures