中国物理B ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (11): 117402-117402.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/25/11/117402

• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Spatially resolved gap closing in single Josephson junctions constructed on Bi2Te3 surface

Yuan Pang(庞远), Junhua Wang(王骏华), Zhaozheng Lyu(吕昭征), Guang Yang(杨光), Jie Fan(樊洁), Guangtong Liu(刘广同), Zhongqing Ji(姬忠庆), Xiunian Jing(景秀年), Changli Yang(杨昌黎), Li Lu(吕力)   

  1. 1 Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    2 Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100871, China
  • 收稿日期:2016-04-11 修回日期:2016-05-10 出版日期:2016-11-05 发布日期:2016-11-05
  • 通讯作者: Li Lu E-mail:lilu@iphy.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2009CB929101 and 2011CB921702), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 91221203, 11174340, 11174357, 91421303, and 11527806), and the Strategic Priority Research Program B of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB07010100).

Spatially resolved gap closing in single Josephson junctions constructed on Bi2Te3 surface

Yuan Pang(庞远)1, Junhua Wang(王骏华)1, Zhaozheng Lyu(吕昭征)1, Guang Yang(杨光)1, Jie Fan(樊洁)1, Guangtong Liu(刘广同)1, Zhongqing Ji(姬忠庆)1, Xiunian Jing(景秀年)1,2, Changli Yang(杨昌黎)1,2, Li Lu(吕力)1,2   

  1. 1 Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    2 Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100871, China
  • Received:2016-04-11 Revised:2016-05-10 Online:2016-11-05 Published:2016-11-05
  • Contact: Li Lu E-mail:lilu@iphy.ac.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2009CB929101 and 2011CB921702), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 91221203, 11174340, 11174357, 91421303, and 11527806), and the Strategic Priority Research Program B of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB07010100).

摘要:

Full gap closing is a prerequisite for hosting Majorana zero modes in Josephson junctions on the surface of topological insulators. Previously, we have observed direct experimental evidence of gap closing in Josephson junctions constructed on Bi2Te3 surface. In this paper we report further investigations on the position dependence of gap closing as a function of magnetic flux in single Josephson junctions constructed on Bi2Te3 surface.

关键词: topological insulator, proximity effect, Josephson junction, Majorana zero mode

Abstract:

Full gap closing is a prerequisite for hosting Majorana zero modes in Josephson junctions on the surface of topological insulators. Previously, we have observed direct experimental evidence of gap closing in Josephson junctions constructed on Bi2Te3 surface. In this paper we report further investigations on the position dependence of gap closing as a function of magnetic flux in single Josephson junctions constructed on Bi2Te3 surface.

Key words: topological insulator, proximity effect, Josephson junction, Majorana zero mode

中图分类号:  (Proximity effects; Andreev reflection; SN and SNS junctions)

  • 74.45.+c
03.65.Vf (Phases: geometric; dynamic or topological) 71.70.Ej (Spin-orbit coupling, Zeeman and Stark splitting, Jahn-Teller effect) 73.40.-c (Electronic transport in interface structures)