Sample layout and zero magnetic field characterization. The Josephson effect is a fundamental quantum phenomenon where a dissipationless supercurrent is introduced in a weak link between two superconducting electrodes by Andreev reflections. The physical details and topology of the junction drastically modify the properties of the supercurrent and a strong enhancement of the critical supercurrent is expected to occur when the topology of the junction allows an emergence of Majorana bound states. in the paper by J. Tiira (former Post-Doc student at NEST Laboratory) and collaborators, a group coordinated by Francesco Giazotto from Istituto Nanoscienze, CNR@NEST, has reported on Nature Communication journal charge transport measurements in mesoscopic Josephson junctions formed by InAs nanowires and Ti/Al superconducting leads.
SQEL | Superconducting Quantum Electronics Lab
The SQEL group is focused on the experimental and theoretical study of the properties of mesoscopic superconducting devices at low temperatures