Asymmetric Josephson effect in inversion symmetry breaking topological materials

Topological materials which possess topologically protected surface states have attracted much attention in recent years. In this work, we study the critical current of superconductor/inversion symmetry breaking topological material/superconductor junctions. We found surprisingly that, in topologica...

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Published in:Physical review. B 2018-08, Vol.98 (7), p.075430, Article 075430
Main Authors: Chen, Chui-Zhen, He, James Jun, Ali, Mazhar N., Lee, Gil-Ho, Fong, Kin Chung, Law, K. T.
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