Proximity superconductivity in graphene Landau levels

ORAL

Abstract

We study monolayer graphene sheets in the quantum Hall regime that are proximity coupled to an $s$-wave superconducting thin film. At magnetic fields near $H_{c2}$ triangular vortex lattice states form in the superconductor and induce similar vortex lattice states in the graphene sheets. We use the Bogoliubov-de Gennes theory to study the properties of quasiparticle excitations in the graphene sheets, and find that the quantized Hall conductance survives even in such a vortex lattice state. We further explore the possibility of realizing topological superconductivity in such a system. In addition, we propose that under some circumstances the vortex cores may host zero-energy bound states which are Majorana fermions.

Authors

  • Gaurav Chaudhary

    • Univ of Texas, Austin
  • Xiaopeng Li

    • Univ of Maryland, College Park
    • Condensed Matter Theory Center and Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland
    • University of Maryland
    • Dept. of Physics, University of Maryland
  • Allan MacDonald

    • Univ of Texas, Austin
    • The University of Texas at Austin