Probing Pair Density Waves with Twisted Josephson Junctions
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| author | Tang, Jefferson Volkov, Pavel A. |
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| contents | We show that twisted interfaces between superconductors can serve as a phase-sensitive platform for the detection and characterization of pair density waves (PDW). In the presence of an in-plane magnetic field, the critical Josephson current of a twisted PDW interface is maximal at a finite field value, determined by the twist angle and the PDW period -- an explicit signature of the PDW. The results are robust to variations in junction geometry and can be adapted to certain cases with strong disorder or fluctuations. Their temperature dependence allows to distinguish pure PDW from byproducts of coexistence of superconductivity and charge- or spin- density waves. |
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| spellingShingle | Probing Pair Density Waves with Twisted Josephson Junctions Tang, Jefferson Volkov, Pavel A. Superconductivity Strongly Correlated Electrons We show that twisted interfaces between superconductors can serve as a phase-sensitive platform for the detection and characterization of pair density waves (PDW). In the presence of an in-plane magnetic field, the critical Josephson current of a twisted PDW interface is maximal at a finite field value, determined by the twist angle and the PDW period -- an explicit signature of the PDW. The results are robust to variations in junction geometry and can be adapted to certain cases with strong disorder or fluctuations. Their temperature dependence allows to distinguish pure PDW from byproducts of coexistence of superconductivity and charge- or spin- density waves. |
| title | Probing Pair Density Waves with Twisted Josephson Junctions |
| topic | Superconductivity Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.13388 |