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Zeeman effect induced 0-$\pi$ transitions in ballistic Dirac semimetal Josephson junctions

Authors :
Li, Chuan
de Ronde, Bob
de Boer, Jorrit
Ridderbos, Joost
Zwanenburg, Floris
Huang, Yingkai
Golubov, Alexander
Brinkman, Alexander
Source :
Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 026802 (2019)
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

One of the consequences of Cooper pairs having a finite momentum in the interlayer of a Josephson junction, is $\pi$-junction behavior. The finite momentum can either be due to an exchange field in ferromagnetic Josephson junctions, or due to the Zeeman effect. Here, we report the observation of Zeeman effect induced 0-$\pi$ transitions in Bi$_{1-x}$Sb$_x$, 3D Dirac semimetal-based Josephson junctions. The large g-factor of the Zeeman effect from a magnetic field applied in the plane of the junction allows tuning of the Josephson junctions from 0- to $\pi$- regimes. This is revealed by sign changes in the modulation of the critical current by applied magnetic field of an asymmetric superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). Additionally, we directly measure a non-sinusoidal current-phase relation in the asymmetric SQUID, consistent with models for ballistic Josephson transport.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 026802 (2019)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1807.07725
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.026802