Induced Topological Superconductivity in a BiSbTeSe2-Based Josephson Junction

A 4 pi-periodic supercurrent through a Josephson junction can be a consequence of the presence of Majorana bound states. A systematic study of the radio frequency response for several temperatures and frequencies yields a concrete protocol for examining the 4 pi-periodic contribution to the supercurrent. This work also reports the observation of a 4 pi-periodic contribution to the supercurrent in BiSbTeSe2-based Josephson junctions. As a response to irradiation by radio frequency waves, the junctions showed an absence of the first Shapiro step. At high irradiation power, a qualitative correspondence to a model including a 4 pi-periodic component to the supercurrent is found.