| Proximity-induced surface superconductivity in Dirac semimetal Cd3As2 | |
| Huan, Ce1,2,3; Zhou, Benjamin T.4; Zhang, Huiqin1,2,3; Yang, Bingjia1,2,3; Liu, Ran1,2,3; Wang, Hanwen5; Wan, Yimin1,2,3; Huang, Ke6; Liao, Zhiming7; Zhang, Enze1,2,3; Liu, Shanshan1,2,3; Deng, Qingsong8; Chen, Yanhui8; Han, Xiaodong8; Zou, Jin7,9; Lin, Xi6; Han, Zheng5; Wang, Yihua1,2,3; Law, Kam Tuen4; Xiu, Faxian1,2,3,10 | |
| 通讯作者 | Xiu, Faxian(Faxian@fudan.edu.cn) |
| 2019-05-17 | |
| 发表期刊 | NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
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| ISSN | 2041-1723 |
| 卷号 | 10页码:10 |
| 摘要 | Cd3As2 is a three-dimensional Dirac semimetal with separated Dirac points in momentum space. In spite of extensive transport and spectroscopic studies on its exotic properties, the evidence of superconductivity in its surface states remains elusive. Here, we report the observation of proximity-induced surface superconductivity in Nb/Cd3As2 hybrid structures. Our four-terminal transport measurement identifies a pronounced proximity-induced pairing gap (gap size comparable to Nb) on the surfaces, which exhibits a flat conductance plateau in differential conductance spectra, consistent with our theoretical simulations. The surface supercurrent from Nb/Cd3As2/Nb junctions is also achieved with a Fraunhofer/SQUID-like pattern under out-of-plane/in-plane magnetic fields, respectively. The resultant mapping shows a predominant distribution on the top and bottom surfaces as the bulk carriers are depleted, which can be regarded as a higher dimensional analog of edge supercurrent in two-dimensional quantum spin Hall insulators. Our study provides the evidence of surface superconductivity in Dirac semimetals. |
| 资助者 | National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Croucher Foundation ; HKRGC ; China Postdoctoral Innovative Talents Support Program ; Dr. Tai-Chin Lo Foundation |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-019-10233-w |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 资助项目 | National Key Research and Development Program of China[2017YFA0303302] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[2018YFA0305601] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[61322407] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11474058] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[61674040] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11874116] ; Croucher Foundation ; HKRGC[16309718] ; HKRGC[16307117] ; HKRGC[16324216] ; HKRGC[C6026-16W] ; China Postdoctoral Innovative Talents Support Program ; Dr. Tai-Chin Lo Foundation |
| WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000468174600017 |
| 出版者 | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP |
| 引用统计 | |
| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/133446 |
| 专题 | 中国科学院金属研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Xiu, Faxian |
| 作者单位 | 1.Fudan Univ, State Key Lab Surface Phys, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China 2.Fudan Univ, Dept Phys, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China 3.Fudan Univ, Inst Nanoelect Devices & Quantum Comp, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China 4.Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Met Res, Shenyang Natl Lab Mat Sci, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, Peoples R China 6.Peking Univ, Int Ctr Quantum Mat, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 7.Univ Queensland, Mat Engn, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia 8.Univ Technol, Inst Microstruct & Property Adv Mat, Beijing Key Lab Microstruct & Property Adv Mat, Beijing 100124, Peoples R China 9.Univ Queensland, Ctr Microscopy & Microanal, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia 10.Collaborat Innovat Ctr Adv Microstruct, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Huan, Ce,Zhou, Benjamin T.,Zhang, Huiqin,et al. Proximity-induced surface superconductivity in Dirac semimetal Cd3As2[J]. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS,2019,10:10. |
| APA | Huan, Ce.,Zhou, Benjamin T..,Zhang, Huiqin.,Yang, Bingjia.,Liu, Ran.,...&Xiu, Faxian.(2019).Proximity-induced surface superconductivity in Dirac semimetal Cd3As2.NATURE COMMUNICATIONS,10,10. |
| MLA | Huan, Ce,et al."Proximity-induced surface superconductivity in Dirac semimetal Cd3As2".NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 10(2019):10. |
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