Induced Superconductivity in the Three-Dimensional Topological Insulator HgTe
Luis Maier, Jeroen B. Oostinga, Daniel Knott, Christoph Brüne, Pauli Virtanen, Grigory Tkachov, Ewelina M. Hankiewicz, Charles Gould, Hartmut Buhmann, Laurens W. Molenkamp
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.186806 · Physical Review Letters
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Abstract
A strained and undoped HgTe layer is a three-dimensional topological insulator, in which electronic transport occurs dominantly through its surface states. In this Letter, we present transport measurements on HgTe-based Josephson junctions with Nb as a superconductor. Although the Nb-HgTe interfaces have a low transparency, we observe a strong zero-bias anomaly in the differential resistance measurements. This anomaly originates from proximity-induced superconductivity in the HgTe surface states. In the most transparent junction, we observe periodic oscillations of the differential resistance as a function of an applied magnetic field, which correspond to a Fraunhofer-like pattern. This unambiguously shows that a precursor of the Josephson effect occurs in the topological surface states of HgTe.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nb Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 9 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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