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Spin-Orbit induced phase-shift in Bi2Se3 Josephson junctions

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  • Alexandre Assouline

    (LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University; CNRS; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6
    Service de Physique de l’État Condensé, CNRS UMR 3680, IRAMIS, CEA-Saclay)

  • Cheryl Feuillet-Palma

    (LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University; CNRS; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6)

  • Nicolas Bergeal

    (LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University; CNRS; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6)

  • Tianzhen Zhang

    (LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University; CNRS; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6)

  • Alireza Mottaghizadeh

    (LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University; CNRS; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6
    Khatam University)

  • Alexandre Zimmers

    (LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University; CNRS; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6)

  • Emmanuel Lhuillier

    (Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS-UMR 7588, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris)

  • Mahmoud Eddrie

    (Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS-UMR 7588, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris)

  • Paola Atkinson

    (Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS-UMR 7588, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris)

  • Marco Aprili

    (Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay)

  • Hervé Aubin

    (LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University; CNRS; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6
    Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Universités Paris-Saclay, C2N)

Abstract

The transmission of Cooper pairs between two weakly coupled superconductors produces a superfluid current and a phase difference; the celebrated Josephson effect. Because of time-reversal and parity symmetries, there is no Josephson current without a phase difference between two superconductors. Reciprocally, when those two symmetries are broken, an anomalous supercurrent can exist in the absence of phase bias or, equivalently, an anomalous phase shift φ0 can exist in the absence of a superfluid current. We report on the observation of an anomalous phase shift φ0 in hybrid Josephson junctions fabricated with the topological insulator Bi2Se3 submitted to an in-plane magnetic field. This anomalous phase shift φ0 is observed directly through measurements of the current-phase relationship in a Josephson interferometer. This result provides a direct measurement of the spin-orbit coupling strength and open new possibilities for phase-controlled Josephson devices made from materials with strong spin-orbit coupling.

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  • Alexandre Assouline & Cheryl Feuillet-Palma & Nicolas Bergeal & Tianzhen Zhang & Alireza Mottaghizadeh & Alexandre Zimmers & Emmanuel Lhuillier & Mahmoud Eddrie & Paola Atkinson & Marco Aprili & Hervé, 2019. "Spin-Orbit induced phase-shift in Bi2Se3 Josephson junctions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-08022-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08022-y
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