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Proximity induced superconductivity in indium gallium arsenide quantum wells

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Authors

Puddy, R 
Ma, P 
Yi, T 
Cao, M 

Abstract

We report on the experimental observation of the proximity induced superconductivity in an indium gallium arsenide (In0.75Ga0.25As) quantum well. The Josephson junction was fabricated by several photo-lithographic processes on an InGaAs heterojunction and Niobium (Nb) was used as superconducting electrodes. Owing to the Andreev reflections and Andreev bound states at the Nb-In0.75Ga0.25As quantum well-Nb interfaces, the subharmonic energy gap structures (SGS) are observed at the differential conductance (dI/dV) versus voltage (V) plots when the applied source-drain bias voltages satisfy the expression VSD = 2Δ/ne. The dI/dV as a function of applied magnetic field B shows a maximum at zero B which decreases by increasing B. When decreasing B to below ±0.4 T, a hysteresis and shift of the conductance maxima close to B = 0 T are observed. Our results help to pave the way to the development of integrated coherent quantum circuitry.

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51 Physical Sciences, 5104 Condensed Matter Physics

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Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

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0304-8853
1873-4766

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Elsevier
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K004077/1)
EPSRC (EP/M009505/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/J017671/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M009505/1)
Authors acknowledge financial support from EPSRC grant numbers EP/M009505/1 and EP/J017671/1. K. Delfanazari is grateful to Dr. H. Asai for helpful discussions.
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