h/e Superconducting Quantum Interference through Trivial Edge States in InAs

Folkert K. de Vries, Tom Timmerman, Viacheslav P. Ostroukh, Jasper van Veen, Arjan J. A. Beukman, Fanming Qu, Michael Wimmer, Binh-Minh Nguyen, Andrey A. Kiselev, Wei Yi, Marko Sokolich, Michael J. Manfra (+2 others)
2018 Physical Review Letters  
Josephson junctions defined in strong spin orbit semiconductors are highly interesting for the search for topological systems. However, next to topological edge states that emerge in a sufficient magnetic field, trivial edge states can also occur. We study the trivial edge states with superconducting quantum interference measurements on non-topological InAs Josephson junctions. We observe a SQUID pattern, an indication of superconducting edge transport. Also, a remarkable h/e SQUID signal is
more » ... erved that, as we find, stems from crossed Andreev states.
doi:10.1103/physrevlett.120.047702 pmid:29437430 fatcat:krqluddfejc7lg3copnw5zwcjq