Josephson junction of minimally twisted bilayer graphene
We theoretically investigate the transport properties of a Josephson junction composed of superconductor/minimally twisted bilayer graphene/superconductor structures. In the presence of an out-of-plane electric field, the low-energy physics is best described by a network of domain-wall states. Depending on system parameters, they lead to the emergence of zigzag or pseudo-Landau-level modes with distinct transport characteristics. Specifically, we find zigzag modes feature linear dispersion of Andreev bound states, resulting in a $4\ensuremath{\pi}$-periodic Josephson current. In contrast, pseudo-Landau-level modes exhibit flat Andreev bound states and, consequently, a vanishing bulk Josephson current. Interestingly, edge states can give rise to $4\ensuremath{\pi}$-periodic Josephson response in the pseudo-Landau-level regime. We also discuss experimental signatures of such responses.
Authors
- Ritajit Kundu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4917-4020)
- Arijit Kundu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8911-4829)
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.110.085422
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Graphene research and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.35
Funders
- Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India
- Ministry of Education, India
- Science and Engineering Research Board