Graphene Josephson junctions (JJs) represent an excellent platform for quantum technologies, thanks to the combination of high carrier mobility, ballistic transport, and gate-tunable critical currents, preserved even under quantizing magnetic fields. Investigating the spatial distribution of supercurrent flow could be crucial for elucidating transport mechanisms and advancing the engineering of these devices. In this work, we employ a scanning gate microscope to investigate supercurrent transport in hexagonal boron nitride-encapsulated graphene JJs. We study the supercurrent modulation as a function of tip voltage bias and tip-to-sample distance and provide a complete characterization of the tip-induced modulation. Our experimental results are quantitatively consistent with numerical simulations and pave the way toward local mapping and manipulation of gate-tunable superconducting phenomena with unprecedented spatial resolution.

Scanning gate microscopy modulation of supercurrent in graphene Josephson junctions

Villani, Ivan;Beltram, Fabio;Pezzini, Sergio
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Heun, Stefan
2026

Abstract

Graphene Josephson junctions (JJs) represent an excellent platform for quantum technologies, thanks to the combination of high carrier mobility, ballistic transport, and gate-tunable critical currents, preserved even under quantizing magnetic fields. Investigating the spatial distribution of supercurrent flow could be crucial for elucidating transport mechanisms and advancing the engineering of these devices. In this work, we employ a scanning gate microscope to investigate supercurrent transport in hexagonal boron nitride-encapsulated graphene JJs. We study the supercurrent modulation as a function of tip voltage bias and tip-to-sample distance and provide a complete characterization of the tip-induced modulation. Our experimental results are quantitatively consistent with numerical simulations and pave the way toward local mapping and manipulation of gate-tunable superconducting phenomena with unprecedented spatial resolution.
2026
Settore PHYS-03/A - Fisica sperimentale della materia e applicazioni
Josephson junction; Graphene; Supercurrent; Boron nitride; Graphene devices; Josephson junction devices; Scanning Gate Microscopy
   PNRR Partenariati Estesi - NQSTI - National Quantum Science and Technology Institute.
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   Ministero dell'università e della ricerca
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   Non reciprocal supercurrent and topological transitions in hybrid Nb-InSb nanoflags
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   Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology
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   JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency)
   JPMJCR24A5

   World Premier International Research Center Initiative
   WPI
   MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan)
   WPI Initiative
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