We report the realization of a ballistic Josephson interferometer. The interferometer is made from a quantum ring etched in a nanofabricated two-dimensional electron gas confined in an InAs-based heterostructure laterally contacted to superconducting niobium leads. The Josephson current flowing through the structure shows oscillations with h/e flux periodicity when threading the loop with a perpendicular magnetic field. This periodicity, in sharp contrast with the h/2e one observed in conventional dc superconducting quantum interference devices, confirms the ballistic nature of the device in agreement with theoretical predictions. This system paves the way for the implementation of interferometric Josephson π-junctions, and for the investigation of Majorana fermions.
A ballistic quantum ring Josephson interferometer / Fornieri, A.; Amado, M.; Carillo, F.; Dolcini, Fabrizio; Biasiol, G.; Sorba, L.; Pellegrini, V.; Giazotto, F.. - In: NANOTECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0957-4484. - STAMPA. - 24:24(2013), pp. 245201-1-245201-6. [10.1088/0957-4484/24/24/245201]
A ballistic quantum ring Josephson interferometer
DOLCINI, FABRIZIO;
2013
Abstract
We report the realization of a ballistic Josephson interferometer. The interferometer is made from a quantum ring etched in a nanofabricated two-dimensional electron gas confined in an InAs-based heterostructure laterally contacted to superconducting niobium leads. The Josephson current flowing through the structure shows oscillations with h/e flux periodicity when threading the loop with a perpendicular magnetic field. This periodicity, in sharp contrast with the h/2e one observed in conventional dc superconducting quantum interference devices, confirms the ballistic nature of the device in agreement with theoretical predictions. This system paves the way for the implementation of interferometric Josephson π-junctions, and for the investigation of Majorana fermions.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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