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A ballistic two-dimensional-electron-gas Andreev interferometer

Superconductivity 2014-06-25 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We report the realization and investigation of a ballistic Andreev interferometer based on an InAs two dimensional electron gas coupled to a superconducting Nb loop. We observe strong magnetic modulations in the voltage drop across the device due to quasiparticle interference within the weak-link. The interferometer exhibits flux noise down to 80μΦ0/Hz\sim 80\, \mu\Phi_0/\sqrt{\textrm{Hz}}, and a robust behavior in temperature with voltage oscillations surviving up to 7\sim7\,K. Besides this remarkable performance, the device represents a crucial first step for the realization of a fully-tunable ballistic superconducting magnetometer and embodies a potential new platform for the investigation of Majorana bound states as well as non-local entanglement of Cooper pairs.

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@article{arxiv.1405.6648,
  title  = {A ballistic two-dimensional-electron-gas Andreev interferometer},
  author = {M. Amado and A. Fornieri and G. Biasiol and L. Sorba and F. Giazotto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.6648},
  year   = {2014}
}

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4+ pages, 4 color figures

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