We investigate a ballistic InSb nanoflag-based Josephson junction with Nb superconducting contacts. The high transparency of the superconductor-semiconductor interfaces enables the exploration of quantum transport with parallel short and long conducting channels. Under microwave irradiation, we observe half-integer Shapiro steps that are robust to temperature, suggesting their possible nonequilibrium origin. Our results demonstrate the potential of ballistic InSb nanoflags Josephson junctions as a valuable platform for understanding the physics of hybrid devices and investigating their nonequilibrium dynamics.
Half-integer Shapiro steps in highly transmissive InSb nanoflag Josephson junctions / IORIO A; CRIPPA A; TURINI B; SALIMIAN S; CARREGA M; CHIROLLI L; ZANNIER V; SORBA L; STRAMBINI E; GIAZOTTO F; HEUN S. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH. - ISSN 2643-1564. - ELETTRONICO. - 5:(2023), p. 033015.033015. [10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.033015]
Half-integer Shapiro steps in highly transmissive InSb nanoflag Josephson junctions
CHIROLLI L;
2023
Abstract
We investigate a ballistic InSb nanoflag-based Josephson junction with Nb superconducting contacts. The high transparency of the superconductor-semiconductor interfaces enables the exploration of quantum transport with parallel short and long conducting channels. Under microwave irradiation, we observe half-integer Shapiro steps that are robust to temperature, suggesting their possible nonequilibrium origin. Our results demonstrate the potential of ballistic InSb nanoflags Josephson junctions as a valuable platform for understanding the physics of hybrid devices and investigating their nonequilibrium dynamics.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.