Signatures of Majorana Bound States in the Diffraction Patterns of Extended Superconductor-Topological Insulator-Superconductor Josephson Junctions
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| author | Yue, Guang Zhang, Can Huemiller, Erik D. Montone, Jessica H. Arias, Gilbert R. Wild, Drew G. Zhang, Jered Y. Hamilton, David R. Yuan, Xiaoyu Yao, Xiong Jain, Deepti Moon, Jisoo Salehi, Maryam Koirala, Nikesh Oh, Seongshik Van Harlingen, Dale J. |
| author_facet | Yue, Guang Zhang, Can Huemiller, Erik D. Montone, Jessica H. Arias, Gilbert R. Wild, Drew G. Zhang, Jered Y. Hamilton, David R. Yuan, Xiaoyu Yao, Xiong Jain, Deepti Moon, Jisoo Salehi, Maryam Koirala, Nikesh Oh, Seongshik Van Harlingen, Dale J. |
| contents | In an extended superconductor-topological insulator-superconductor (S-TI-S) Josephson junction in a magnetic field, localized Majorana bound states (MBS) are predicted to exist at the cores of Josephson vortices where the local phase difference across the junction is an odd-multiple of $π$. These states contribute a supercurrent with a $4π$-periodic current-phase relation (CPR) that adds to the conventional $2π$-periodic sinusoidal CPR. In this work, we present a comprehensive experimental study of the critical current vs. applied magnetic field diffraction patterns of lateral Nb-Bi$_2$Se$_3$-Nb Josephson junctions. We compare our observations to a model of the Josephson dynamics in the S-TI-S junction system to explore what feature of MBS are, or are not, exhibited in these junctions. Consistent with the model, we find several distinct deviations from a Fraunhofer diffraction pattern that is expected for a uniform sin$(ϕ)$ CPR. In particular, we observe abrupt changes in the diffraction pattern at applied magnetic fields in which the current-carrying localized MBS are expected to enter the junction, and a lifting of the odd-numbered nodes consistent with a $4π$-periodic sin$(ϕ/2)$-component in the CPR. We also see that although the even-numbered nodes often remain fully-formed, we sometimes see deviations that are consistent with quasiparticle-induced fluctuations in the parity of the MBS pairs that encodes quantum information. |
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| spellingShingle | Signatures of Majorana Bound States in the Diffraction Patterns of Extended Superconductor-Topological Insulator-Superconductor Josephson Junctions Yue, Guang Zhang, Can Huemiller, Erik D. Montone, Jessica H. Arias, Gilbert R. Wild, Drew G. Zhang, Jered Y. Hamilton, David R. Yuan, Xiaoyu Yao, Xiong Jain, Deepti Moon, Jisoo Salehi, Maryam Koirala, Nikesh Oh, Seongshik Van Harlingen, Dale J. Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics In an extended superconductor-topological insulator-superconductor (S-TI-S) Josephson junction in a magnetic field, localized Majorana bound states (MBS) are predicted to exist at the cores of Josephson vortices where the local phase difference across the junction is an odd-multiple of $π$. These states contribute a supercurrent with a $4π$-periodic current-phase relation (CPR) that adds to the conventional $2π$-periodic sinusoidal CPR. In this work, we present a comprehensive experimental study of the critical current vs. applied magnetic field diffraction patterns of lateral Nb-Bi$_2$Se$_3$-Nb Josephson junctions. We compare our observations to a model of the Josephson dynamics in the S-TI-S junction system to explore what feature of MBS are, or are not, exhibited in these junctions. Consistent with the model, we find several distinct deviations from a Fraunhofer diffraction pattern that is expected for a uniform sin$(ϕ)$ CPR. In particular, we observe abrupt changes in the diffraction pattern at applied magnetic fields in which the current-carrying localized MBS are expected to enter the junction, and a lifting of the odd-numbered nodes consistent with a $4π$-periodic sin$(ϕ/2)$-component in the CPR. We also see that although the even-numbered nodes often remain fully-formed, we sometimes see deviations that are consistent with quasiparticle-induced fluctuations in the parity of the MBS pairs that encodes quantum information. |
| title | Signatures of Majorana Bound States in the Diffraction Patterns of Extended Superconductor-Topological Insulator-Superconductor Josephson Junctions |
| topic | Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.16489 |