Absence of zero-energy surface bound states in CuxBi2Se3 studied via Andreev reflection spectroscopy
Haibing Peng, Debtanu De, Bing Lv, Fengyan Wei, Ching-Wu Chu
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.024515 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
CuxBi2Se3 has been proposed as a potential topological superconductor characterized by an odd-parity full bulk superconducting gap and zero-energy surface Andreev bound states (Majorana fermions). A predicted consequence of such Majorana fermions is a peak in the zero-energy density of states, which should lead to a persistent zero bias conductance peak (ZBCP) in Andreev reflection (AR) or tunneling experiments. Here, we employ a newly developed nanoscale AR spectroscopy method to study normal metal/superconductor (N-S) devices featuring CuxBi2Se3. The results show that a ZBCP can be tuned in or out from CuxBi2Se3 samples depending on the N-S barrier strength. While the appearance of ZBCP may be traced to different origins, its absence under finite barrier strength represents the absence of zero-energy Majorana fermions. The present observations thus call for a reexamination of the intriguing superconductivity in CuxBi2Se3.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CuxBi2Se3 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 3.4 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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