High-efficiency thermal switch based on topological Josephson junctions

We propose theoretically a thermal switch operating by the magnetic-flux controlled diffraction of phase-coherent heat currents in a thermally biased Josephson junction based on a two-dimensional topological insulator. For short junctions, the system shows a sharp switching behavior while for long j...

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Main Authors: Björn Sothmann, Francesco Giazotto, Ewelina M Hankiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa60d4