Enhancement of Josephson supercurrent in a <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>π</mml:mi></mml:math>-junction state by chiral antiferromagnetism

Magnetic order typically disrupts superconductivity, reducing the supercurrent. Here, we show that chiral antiferromagnetism, with nonrelativistic spin-split bands and distinctive valley-locked spin texture, can instead significantly enhance Josephson supercurrents. This enhancement stems from the emergence of dominant equal-spin triplet pairing and strong fluctuations of singlet pairing in momentum space, both induced by chiral antiferromagnetism. We demonstrate these results in Josephson junctions composed of chiral antiferromagnetic metals and conventional superconductors on kagome lattices. Furthermore, we show that the enhanced Josephson supercurrent is stabilized in a $\ensuremath{\pi}$-junction state. These phenomena persist across a broad energy range and remain stable for different temperatures and junction lengths. Our results unveil a previously unexplored mechanism for enhancing supercurrent by strong magnetic order and provide crucial insights into the large Josephson currents observed in ${\mathrm{Mn}}_{3}\mathrm{Ge}$.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2025-08-25
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https://doi.org/10.1103/7j5m-g5xy
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Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
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Enhancement of Josephson supercurrent in a <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>π</mml:mi></mml:math>-junction state by chiral antiferromagnetism

Song-Bo Zhang, Jincai Hou, Björn Trauzettel, Hai-Peng Sun
1 citations
Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
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Enhancement of Josephson supercurrent in a <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>π</mml:mi></mml:math>-junction state by chiral antiferromagnetism

Song-Bo Zhang, Jincai Hou, Björn Trauzettel, Hai-Peng Sun
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Abstract

Magnetic order typically disrupts superconductivity, reducing the supercurrent. Here, we show that chiral antiferromagnetism, with nonrelativistic spin-split bands and distinctive valley-locked spin texture, can instead significantly enhance Josephson supercurrents. This enhancement stems from the emergence of dominant equal-spin triplet pairing and strong fluctuations of singlet pairing in momentum space, both induced by chiral antiferromagnetism. We demonstrate these results in Josephson junctions composed of chiral antiferromagnetic metals and conventional superconductors on kagome lattices. Furthermore, we show that the enhanced Josephson supercurrent is stabilized in a $\ensuremath{\pi}$-junction state. These phenomena persist across a broad energy range and remain stable for different temperatures and junction lengths. Our results unveil a previously unexplored mechanism for enhancing supercurrent by strong magnetic order and provide crucial insights into the large Josephson currents observed in ${\mathrm{Mn}}_{3}\mathrm{Ge}$.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 112(7)
University of Science and Technology of China (CN), University of Würzburg (DE), Hefei University (CN), Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter (DE), Shenzhen Technology University (CN)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Natural Science Foundation of China
Openalex Percentile: Top 18%
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
1.26
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Enhancement of Josephson supercurrent in a <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>π</mml:mi></mml:math>-junction state by chiral antiferromagnetism — Song-Bo Zhang, Jincai Hou, et al. · Physical review. B./Physical review. B (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS