Andreev Reflection at High Magnetic Fields: Evidence for Electron and Hole Transport in Edge States

J. Eroms, D. Weiss, J. De Boeck, G. Borghs, and U. Zülicke
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 107001 – Published 31 August 2005

Abstract

We have studied magnetotransport in arrays of niobium filled grooves in an InAs/AlxGa1xSb heterostructure. The critical field of up to 2.6 T permits one to enter the quantum Hall regime. In the superconducting state, we observe strong magnetoresistance oscillations, whose amplitude exceeds the Shubnikov–de Haas oscillations by a factor of about 2, when normalized to the background. Additionally, we find that above a geometry-dependent magnetic field value the sample in the superconducting state has a higher longitudinal resistance than in the normal state. Both observations can be explained with edge channels populated with electrons and Andreev-reflected holes.

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  • Received 7 April 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.107001

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

J. Eroms* and D. Weiss

  • Universität Regensburg, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany

J. De Boeck and G. Borghs

  • IMEC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

U. Zülicke

  • Institute of Fundamental Sciences and MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand

  • *Present address: Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands. Electronic address: eroms@qt.tn.tudelft.nl

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Vol. 95, Iss. 10 — 2 September 2005

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