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Nature of Andreev bound states in Josephson junctions of triple-point semimetals

arXiv:2406.15350 · doi:10.1142/S0217984925501623

Abstract

We study superconductor-barrier-superconductor (S-B-S) Josephson junctions constructed out of two-dimensional and three-dimensional triple-point semimetals, which feature a threefold degeneracy at a single nodal point. We assume a weak and homogeneous s-wave pairing in each superconducting region, and a potential difference is applied across a piece of normal-state semimetal to create the barrier region. We compute the wavefunctions of the Andreev bound states (ABSs), considering the thin-barrier limit. The appropriate boundary conditions at the S-B and B-S junctions allow us to compute the discrete energy eigenvalues of the ABSs. We get two distinct solutions for . This result differs from that in graphene and Weyl semimetals, where one obtains only one solution for . The multifold nature of the triple-point fermions is responsible for this difference. We also illustrate the behaviour of the Josephson current flowing across the S-B-S junction.

journal version to appear in Modern Physics Letters B; follow-up paper of arxiv:2312.16164

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