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Imaging Andreev Reflection in Graphene

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2020-08-26 v1

Abstract

Coherent charge transport along ballistic paths can be introduced into graphene by Andreev reflection, for which an electron reflects from a superconducting contact as a hole, while a Cooper pair is transmitted. We use a liquid-helium cooled scanning gate microscope (SGM) to image Andreev reflection in graphene in the magnetic focusing regime, where carriers move along cyclotron orbits between contacts. Images of flow are obtained by deflecting carrier paths and displaying the resulting change in conductance. When electrons enter the the superconductor, Andreev-reflected holes leave for the collecting contact. To test the results, we destroy Andreev reflection with a large current and by heating above the critical temperature. In both cases, the reflected carriers change from holes to electrons.

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@article{arxiv.2003.00367,
  title  = {Imaging Andreev Reflection in Graphene},
  author = {S. Bhandari and G. -H. Lee and K. Watanabe and T. Taniguchi and P. Kim and R. M. Westervelt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.00367},
  year   = {2020}
}

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14 pages, 4 figures

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