Mechanisms of Andreev reflection in quantum Hall graphene

Journal Article (2022)
Author(s)

A.L. Rigotti Manesco (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QN/Akhmerov Group)

Ian Matthias Flór (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, Student TU Delft)

C. Liu (TU Delft - QRD/Wimmer Group, TU Delft - QuTech Advanced Research Centre, Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft)

AR Akhmerov (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QN/Akhmerov Group)

Research Group
QN/Akhmerov Group
Copyright
© 2022 A.L. Rigotti Manesco, Ian Matthias Flór, C. Liu, A.R. Akhmerov
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.21468/SCIPOSTPHYSCORE.5.3.045
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Publication Year
2022
Language
English
Copyright
© 2022 A.L. Rigotti Manesco, Ian Matthias Flór, C. Liu, A.R. Akhmerov
Research Group
QN/Akhmerov Group
Issue number
3
Volume number
5
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Abstract

We simulate a hybrid superconductor-graphene device in the quantum Hall regime to identify the origin of downstream resistance oscillations in a recent experiment [Zhao et al. Nature Physics 16, (2020)]. In addition to the previously studied Mach-Zehnder interference between the valley-polarized edge states, we consider disorder-induced scattering, and the appearance of the counter-propagating states generated by the interface density mismatch. Comparing our results with the experiment, we conclude that the observed oscillations are induced by the interfacial disorder, and that lattice-matched superconductors are necessary to observe the alternative ballistic effects.