Probing graphene- superconductor interface in quantum Hall regime

ORAL

Abstract

At metal-superconductor interfaces, Andreev processes occur where an electron tunneling into the superconductor carries with it a second electron, effectively reflecting a hole with opposite momentum back into the metal. This is due to the superconducting gap, which, at low energies, only allows the formation of cooper pairs inside the superconductor, representing an accessible way to measure Cooper-pair tunneling phenomena. An important requirement for strong Andreev processes is a clean interface with a high transmission probability. Graphene is a promising candidate for achieving an extremely clean interface to superconductors, however recent results show achieving a transparent interface is non-trivial. In this work, we use controlled assembly in inert atmosphere to create high-quality interfaces between graphene and superconductors. With dual graphite gated graphene, low disorder broadening around charge neutrality point (CNP) could be achieved, which gives opportunities to understand Andreev processes which happen near CNP. In addition, large upper critical fields of 2D superconductors allow us to reach different quantum hall states in graphene while preserving superconductivity. In this work, we describe the resultant Andreev processes observed at such interface.

Presenters

  • Da Wang

    Physics, Columbia Univ, Columbia University, Columbia Univ

Authors

  • Da Wang

    Physics, Columbia Univ, Columbia University, Columbia Univ

  • Evan Telford

    Physics, Columbia Univ, Columbia University, Columbia Univ

  • Avishai Benyamini

    Physics, Columbia Univ, Columbia University, Columbia Univ

  • James Hone

    Columbia University, Columbia Univ, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia Univ., Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, Physics, Columbia Univ, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University

  • Cory Dean

    Physics, Columbia University, Columbia University, Columbia Univ, Physics, Columbia Univ, physics, columbia university in the city of new york, Department of Physics, Columbia University

  • Abhay Narayan

    Department of Physics, Columbia University, Physics, Columbia Univ, Physics, Columbia University, Columbia Univ