Reflectionless modes as a source of Weyl nodes in multiterminal Josephson junctions

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Main Authors: Ohnmacht, David Christian, Wilhelm, Valentin, Belzig, Wolfgang
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author Ohnmacht, David Christian
Wilhelm, Valentin
Belzig, Wolfgang
author_facet Ohnmacht, David Christian
Wilhelm, Valentin
Belzig, Wolfgang
contents Multiterminal Josephson junctions are a promising platform to study non-trivial topology in engineered quantum systems. Yet, experimentally meaningful insight into what exactly makes these systems topologically non-trivial remains elusive. In this work, we show that zero energy reflectionless scattering modes (RSMs) of the normal scattering matrix result in topological phase boundaries. By analyzing two different setups, we explain the origin of each topological phase boundary and furthermore provide generalizable insight into these systems. The considerations here can be of help for experimentalists as it connects the properties of the normal scattering region to the Andreev bound state spectrum of superconducting junctions in a multiterminal setup.
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spellingShingle Reflectionless modes as a source of Weyl nodes in multiterminal Josephson junctions
Ohnmacht, David Christian
Wilhelm, Valentin
Belzig, Wolfgang
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Superconductivity
Multiterminal Josephson junctions are a promising platform to study non-trivial topology in engineered quantum systems. Yet, experimentally meaningful insight into what exactly makes these systems topologically non-trivial remains elusive. In this work, we show that zero energy reflectionless scattering modes (RSMs) of the normal scattering matrix result in topological phase boundaries. By analyzing two different setups, we explain the origin of each topological phase boundary and furthermore provide generalizable insight into these systems. The considerations here can be of help for experimentalists as it connects the properties of the normal scattering region to the Andreev bound state spectrum of superconducting junctions in a multiterminal setup.
title Reflectionless modes as a source of Weyl nodes in multiterminal Josephson junctions
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10874