Fractional Josephson Effect: A Missing Step Is A Key Step

Abstract

Physicists are searching for superconducting materials that can host Majoranas. New evidence for these elusive particles is provided by missing Shapiro steps in a Josephson effect mediated by an accidental Dirac semimetal.

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