论文标题
固有磁性绝缘体MNBI2TE4中接近诱导的超导间隙
Proximity-induced superconducting gap in the intrinsic magnetic topological insulator MnBi2Te4
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论文摘要
我们在低温下报告了NBN/磁性绝缘体MNBI2TE4(MBT)/ NBN连接中的磁转运测量。在10 MK处,连接的非线性电流特征显示出隧道行为,表明异质结构内存在界面电势障碍。在偏置垂直磁场的范围内,在增加偏置电压时会发现从阴性到正磁性(MR)的过渡。通过一对差分电阻下降,接近性诱导的超导间隙估计为0.1mev。此外,通过通过后门电压逐渐调整费米水平向电荷中性点来增强诱导的间隙,后门电压归因于MBT中拓扑表面状态的运输贡献的增加。有趣的是,诱导的间隙表现出异常的磁场辅助增强,可能源自MBT的旋转轨道耦合和磁性。我们的结果揭示了MBT中的磁性和超导性之间的相互作用,为量子异常的霍尔霍尔绝缘子/超导体混合系统中的拓扑超导和手性较大的Majorana边缘模式铺平了道路。
We report magnetotransport measurements in the NbN/ magnetic topological insulator MnBi2Te4 (MBT)/ NbN junction at low temperature. At 10 mK, the nonlinear current-voltage characteristic of the junction shows a tunneling behavior, indicating the existence of interfacial potential barriers within the heterostructure. Under an out of plane perpendicular magnetic field, a transition from negative to positive magnetoresistance (MR) is found when increasing the bias voltage. A proximity-induced superconducting gap is estimated to be 0.1meV by a pair of differential resistance dips. Moreover, the induced gap is enhanced by gradually tuning the Fermi level toward the charge neutral point by a back gate voltage, which is ascribed to the increased transport contribution of the topological surface states in MBT. Intriguingly, the induced gap exhibits an anomalous magnetic field assisted enhancement, which may originate from the spin orbit coupling and magnetic order of MBT. Our results reveal the interplay between magnetism and superconductivity in MBT, paving the way for further studies on topological superconductivity and chiral Majorana edge modes in quantum anomalous Hall insulator/superconductor hybrid systems.