Crossed Andreev Reflection in InSb Flake Josephson Junctions

We study superconducting quantum interference in InSb flake Josephson junctions. An even-odd effect in the amplitude and periodicity of the superconducting quantum interference pattern is found. Interestingly, the occurrence of this pattern coincides with enhanced conduction at both edges of the fla...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2019-06
Main Authors: de Vries, Folkert K, Sol, Martijn L, Gazibegovic, Sasa, Roy L M op het Veld, Balk, Stijn C, Car, Diana, Erik P A M Bakkers, Kouwenhoven, Leo P, Shen, Jie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooper pairs
Entanglement
Flakes
Indium antimonide
Interference
Intermetallic compounds
Josephson junctions
Measuring instruments
Periodic variations
Reflection
Superconducting quantum interference devices
Superconductivity
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Summary:We study superconducting quantum interference in InSb flake Josephson junctions. An even-odd effect in the amplitude and periodicity of the superconducting quantum interference pattern is found. Interestingly, the occurrence of this pattern coincides with enhanced conduction at both edges of the flake, as is deduced from measuring a SQUID pattern at reduced gate voltages. We identify the specific crystal facet of the edge with enhanced conduction, and confirm this by measuring multiple devices. Furthermore, we argue the even-odd effect is due to crossed Andreev reflection, a process where a Cooper pair splits up over the two edges and recombines at the opposite contact. An entirely \(h/e\) periodic SQUID pattern, as well as the observation of both even-odd and odd-even effects, corroborates this conclusion. Crossed Andreev reflection could be harnessed for creating a topological state of matter or performing experiments on the non-local spin-entanglement of spatially separated Cooper pairs.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1906.05759