• Accepted Paper

Magnetic-field-free parity-protected qubit based on a narrow altermagnet Josephson junction

S. Vosoughi-nia and M. P. Nowak

Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 11 September, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/srnr-kn2s

Abstract

Altermagnets provide a new route to engineer superconducting circuits without magnetic fields. We theoretically study the Andreev bound state (ABS) spectrum of a finite-width altrmagnet-based Josephson junction and show how the d-wave altermagnetic symmetry and geometric confinement shape its low-energy excitations. We find a clear distinction between the two d-wave symmetries: dx2y2 order produces spin splitting, whereas dxy order preserves spin degeneracy and exhibits splitting of the ABS spectrum induced by intermode hybridization. Leveraging these novel features, we propose applying a transverse electric field to tune the system and realize a magnetic-field-free, parity-protected superconducting qubit that we call altermon.

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