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Magnetic field-bias current interplay in HgTe-based three-terminal Josephson junctions
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Thieme, Josua
, Himmler, Wolfgang
, Dominguez, Fernando, Platero, Gloria, Hüttner, Niklas
, Hartl, Stefan Felix
, Richter, Elisabeth
, Kozlov, Dmitriy A.
, Mikhailov, Nikolai, Dvoretsky, Sergey Alekseevich and Weiss, Dieter
(2026)
Magnetic field-bias current interplay in HgTe-based three-terminal Josephson junctions.
SciPost Physics 21 (1).
DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.80415
Abstract
We investigate HgTe/Nb-based three-terminal Josephson junctions in T-shaped and X-shaped geometries and their critical current contours (CCCs). By decomposing the CCCs into the contributions from individual junctions, we uncover how bias current and magnetic field jointly determine the collective Josephson behavior. A perpendicular magnetic field induces a tunable crossover between SQUID-like and ...
We investigate HgTe/Nb-based three-terminal Josephson junctions in T-shaped and X-shaped geometries and their critical current contours (CCCs). By decomposing the CCCs into the contributions from individual junctions, we uncover how bias current and magnetic field jointly determine the collective Josephson behavior. A perpendicular magnetic field induces a tunable crossover between SQUID-like and Fraunhofer-like interference patterns, controlled by the applied bias. Moreover, magnetic flux produces pronounced deformations of the CCC, enabling symmetry control in the (I1,I2) plane. Remarkably, we identify a regime of strongly enhanced Josephson diode efficiency, reaching values up to η≈0.8 at low bias and magnetic field. The experimental results are quantitatively reproduced by resistively shunted junction (RSJ) simulations, which capture the coupled dynamics of current and flux in these multi-terminal superconducting systems.
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| Item type | Article | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | SciPost Physics | ||||||
| Open Access Type | SciPost | ||||||
| Volume | 21 | ||||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter | 1 | ||||||
| Date | 8 July 2026 | ||||||
| Date of publication | 18 Aug 2026 10:52 | ||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Weiss > Group Dieter Weiss Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Weiss > Group Andreas K. Hüttel | ||||||
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Europäische Kommission (EU)
(787515)
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||||
| Status | Published | ||||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-804157 | ||||||
| Item ID | 80415 |
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