Nonequilibrium Andreev processes in ballistic graphene Andreev interferometers

ORAL

Abstract

Multiterminal Josephson Junctions (JJs) have emerged as a versatile platform for exploring non-trivial current-phase relations, topological phases, and Floquet-Andreev states. In this work, we investigate the nonequilibrium Andreev processes triggered by a voltage bias in ballistic three-terminal graphene Josephson Junctions (JJs). We observe periodic resistance oscillations as a function of the voltage and magnetic field. These oscillations further exhibit a series of voltage-induced 0-π crossovers, where minima and maxima in resistance alternately occur at integer flux quanta. Our theoretical model attributes these crossovers to phase-sensitive Andreev reflection processes that convert normal current into Andreev resonances with nonequilibrium populations. Our findings advance the understanding of quantum transport in hybrid superconducting systems and pave the way towards their applications in quantum technologies.

*Pennsylvania State University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center supported by the US National Science Foundation (DMR 2011839).

Publication: [1] A. S. Rashid, L. Yi, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, N. Samarth, R. Mélin, and M. Kayyalha, Nonequilibrium Andreev resonances in ballistic graphene Andreev interferometers (2024), arXiv:2405.02975V2.
[2] R. Mélin, A. S. Rashid, and M. Kayyalha, Ballistic Andreev interferometers (2024), arXiv:2403.13669V2.

Presenters

  • Asmaul Smitha Rashid

    • Pennsylvania State University

Authors

  • Asmaul Smitha Rashid

    • Pennsylvania State University
  • Le Yi

    • The Pennsylvania State University
    • Pennsylvania State University
  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science
  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • NIMS
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
    • Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan
    • National Institute of Materials Science
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science
  • Nitin Samarth

    • Pennsylvania State University
  • Régis Mélin

    • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    • CNRS
  • Morteza Kayyalha

    • Pennsylvania State University