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Leonid Rokhinson

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Fermi Velocity Dependent Critical Current in Ballistic Bilayer Graphene Josephson Junctions

We perform transport measurements on proximitized, ballistic, bilayer graphene Josephson junctions (BGJJs) in the intermediate-to-long junction regime ($L>ξ$). We measure the device's differential resistance as a function of bias current and gate voltage for a range of different temperatures. The extracted critical current $I_{C}$ follows an exponential trend with temperature: $ \exp(-k_{B} T/ δE)$. Here $δE = \hbar ν_F /2πL $: an expected trend for intermediate-to-long junctions. From $δE$, we determine the Fermi velocity of the bilayer graphene, which is found to increase with gate voltage. Simultaneously, we show the carrier density dependence of $δE$, which is attributed to the quadratic dispersion of bilayer graphene. This is in contrast to single layer graphene Josephson junctions, where $δE$ and the Fermi velocity are independent of the carrier density. The carrier density dependence in BGJJs allows for additional tuning parameters in graphene-based Josephson Junction devices.

cond-mat.mes-hall

Microwave spectroscopy of Majorana vortex modes

The observation of zero-bias conductance peaks in vortex cores of certain Fe-based superconductors has sparked renewed interest in vortex-bound Majorana states. These materials are believed to be intrinsically topological in their bulk phase, thus avoiding potentially problematic interface physics encountered in superconductor-semiconductor heterostructures. However, progress toward a vortex-based topological qubit is hindered by our inability to measure the topological quantum state of a non-local vortex Majorana state, i.e., the charge of a vortex pair. In this paper, we theoretically propose a microwave-based charge parity readout of the Majorana vortex pair charge. A microwave resonator above the vortices can couple to the charge allowing for a dispersive readout of the Majorana parity. Our technique may also be used in vortices in conventional superconductors and allows one to probe the lifetime of vortex-bound quasiparticles, which is currently beyond existing scanning tunneling microscopy capabilities.

cond-mat.supr-con