Half-integer Shapiro steps

Discovery of unexpected half-integer quantization in Shapiro steps within Josephson junctions based on nanoflags.

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Shapiro steps are quantized voltage plateaus that emerge in a Josephson junction under an alternating bias, forming the foundation of the metrological voltage standard. Our research uncovered an unexpected half-integer quantization, and we delved into its origin in a Josephson junction based on a nanoflag. Read more here.