Robust 1D proximity supercondcutivity along graphene domain walls in quantizing fields

ORAL

Abstract

Extensive efforts have been undertaken to combine superconductivity and the quantum Hall effect so that Cooper-pair transport between superconducting electrodes in Josephson junctions is mediated by quantized edge states. This interest is currently motivated mainly by the prospect of creating topologically-protected quasiparticles but also extends into metrology and device applications. So far, it has proven challenging to achieve detectable supercurrents through quantum Hall conductors. Here we show that domain walls in minimally twisted bilayer graphene support robust proximity superconductivity in quantizing fields, allowing junctions with steady (non-oscillatory) critical currents over a several Tesla range approaching the upper critical field. The supercurrent is limited only by the quantum conductance of ballistic 1D channels residing inside the walls. Our findings offer an interesting avenue for exploring both fundamental physics and device applications.

Publication: V. V. Enaldiev, C. Moulsdale, A. K. Geim, V. I. Fal'ko, arXiv:2307.14293 (2023)
J. Barrier et al. submitted (2023)

Presenters

  • Julien Barrier

    • ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences

Authors

  • Julien Barrier

    • ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
  • Na Xin

    • University of Manchester
  • Minsoo Kim

    • .
  • Roshan Krishna Kumar

    • ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
    • ICFO
  • Piranavan Kumaravadivel

    • Univ of Manchester
  • Lee Hague

    • University of Manchester
  • Alexey Berdyugin

    • National University of Singapore
  • Christian Moulsdale

    • University of Manchester
  • Vladimir Enaldiev

    • University of Manchester
    • university of manchester
  • Irina Grigorieva

    • University of Manchester
  • Leonid Glazman

    • Yale University
  • Jonathan R Prance

    • Lancaster University
  • Vladimir Falko

    • University of Manchester
  • Andre K Geim

    • Manchester University
    • University of Manchester