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Ballistic superconductivity and tunable π-junctions in InSb quantum wells.

Chung Ting KeChristian M MoehleFolkert K de VriesCandice ThomasSara MettiCharles R GuinnRay KallaherMario LodariGiordano ScappucciTiantian WangRosa E DiazGeoffrey C GardnerMichael J ManfraSrijit Goswami
Published in: Nature communications (2019)
Planar Josephson junctions (JJs) made in semiconductor quantum wells with large spin-orbit coupling are capable of hosting topological superconductivity. Indium antimonide (InSb) two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) are particularly suited for this due to their large Landé g-factor and high carrier mobility, however superconducting hybrids in these 2DEGs remain unexplored. Here we create JJs in high quality InSb 2DEGs and provide evidence of ballistic superconductivity over micron-scale lengths. A Zeeman field produces distinct revivals of the supercurrent in the junction, associated with a 0-π transition. We show that these transitions can be controlled by device design, and tuned in-situ using gates. A comparison between experiments and the theory of ballistic π-Josephson junctions gives excellent quantitative agreement. Our results therefore establish InSb quantum wells as a promising new material platform to study the interplay between superconductivity, spin-orbit interaction and magnetism.
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