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W0.85Si0.15 weak-link element with a nonsinusoidal current-phase relation

Sarah Garcia Jones, Trevyn F. Q. Larson, Sai Pavan Chitta, Heli Vora, Varun Verma, Sae Woo Nam, José Aumentado, Jens Koch, Raymond W. Simmonds, and András Gyenis

Phys. Rev. Applied - Accepted 22 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/6f5q-pdvd

Abstract

Nonlinearity is an essential ingredient for encoding quantum states with non-uniform energy spacing, implementing coherent quantum gates, reading out qubits, amplifying, and mixing electromagnetic signals. In this work, we demonstrate the nonlinear behavior of a constriction fabricated from an amorphous, high-kinetic inductance material, tungsten silicide, embedded in a three-dimensional RF-SQUID. We find that the results are consistent with the weak link behaving as a Josephson junction with a sawtooth-like current-phase relation or a quantum phase slip element. Finally, we measure relaxation times of the metastable, persistent-current states trapped in the local minima of the potential.

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