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@INPROCEEDINGS{Schpers:1053016,
author = {Schäpers, Thomas},
title = {{S}uperconductive {C}oupling and {J}osephson {D}iode
{E}ffect in {M}ulti-{T}erminal {H}ybrid {S}tructures based
on {T}opological {I}nsulators},
reportid = {FZJ-2026-01360},
year = {2025},
abstract = {Combining s-type superconductors with three-dimensional
topological insulators creates a promising platform for
fault-tolerant topological quantum circuits based on
Majorana braiding. The braiding mechanism is built around a
three-terminal Josephson junction. However, implementing
this concept requires a deeper understanding of the
underlying mechanisms in topological insulator nanoribbon
networks equipped with superconducting electrodes. Our
devices are fabricated using a combination of selective-area
growth of the topological insulator and shadow mask
evaporation of the superconductor. Firstly, we investigate
nanoribbon kinks and T-junctions of the topological
insulator. In kink structures we observed a π-periodic
change in conductance depending on the direction of an
in-plane magnetic field. We attribute this phenomenon to an
orbital effect that leads to the alignment or misalignment
of phase-coherent states on the lower and upper surfaces of
the kink branches, depending on the orientation of the
magnetic field. Next, we measure the transport properties of
three-terminal topological insulator-based Josephson
junctions and analyze the junctions' cross-coupling. When an
out-of-plane magnetic field is applied, a multi-terminal
geometry-induced diode effect is observed. Work done in
collaboration with: Gerrit Behner, Abdur Rehman Jalil,
Kristof Moors, Michael Schleenvoigt, Erik Zimmermann, Alina
Rupp, Justus Teller, Franz Fischer, Peter Schüffelgen,
Makoto Kohda, Hans Lüth, Detlev Grützmacher.},
month = {Oct},
date = {2025-10-27},
organization = {International Workshop on Hybrid
Quantum Materials, Sciences, and
Technologies 2025, Matsue (Japan), 27
Oct 2025 - 29 Oct 2025},
subtyp = {Invited},
cin = {PGI-9},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-9-20110106},
pnm = {5222 - Exploratory Qubits (POF4-522) / EXC 2004: Matter
and Light for Quantum Computing (ML4Q) (390534769) / DFG
project G:(GEPRIS)491798118 - Magnetische topologische
Isolatoren für robuste Majorana Zustände (491798118)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5222 / G:(BMBF)390534769 /
G:(GEPRIS)491798118},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)6},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1053016},
}