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φ Josephson Junction Induced by Altermagnetism
Bo Lu1, Kazuki Maeda2, Hiroyuki Ito2
1Center for Joint Quantum Studies, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Department of Physics, <a href="https://ror.org/012tb2g32">Tianjin University</a>, Tianjin 300072, China.
Abstract:
We study the Josephson effect in a superconductor-altermagnet-superconductor junction. We find anomalous phenomena, including 0-π transition and multinodal current-phase relations. Similar to a d-wave superconductor, a d-wave altermagnet can support a φ junction where free-energy minima locate neither φ=0 nor ±π with double degeneracy. These properties can be tunable by parameters, e.g., the exchange energy, the orientation of crystal axis, the length, and the chemical doping of the altermagnet. These rich features lead to accessible functionality of superconductor-altermagnet-superconductor junctions.
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