Supercurrent–phase relation of a Nb/InAs(2DEG)/Nb Josephson junction

Using an RF-SQUID configuration we have measured the temperature dependence of the current–phase relation (CPR) of Nb/InAs(2DEG)/Nb (two-dimensional electron gas, 2DEG) Josephson junctions with high interface transparency. At low temperatures, significant deviations from a sinusoidal CPR are observe...

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Published inPhysica. C, Superconductivity Vol. 372; pp. 27 - 30
Main Authors Grajcar, M., Ebel, M., Il'ichev, E., Kürsten, R., Matsuyama, T., Merkt, U.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.08.2002
Subjects
2DEG
Josephson junction
Proximity effect
74.80.Fp
Proximity effect
2DEG
Josephson junction
74.50.+r
74.72.−h
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Summary:Using an RF-SQUID configuration we have measured the temperature dependence of the current–phase relation (CPR) of Nb/InAs(2DEG)/Nb (two-dimensional electron gas, 2DEG) Josephson junctions with high interface transparency. At low temperatures, significant deviations from a sinusoidal CPR are observed. The experimental results are fitted by the scattering matrix theory of Brouwer and Beenakker, additionally taking into account the proximity effect between the Nb and the 2DEG in the inversion layer on p-type bulk InAs. We have studied also the influence of an external gate voltage applied to the InAs(2DEG) channel. It is shown that the amplitude of RF-SQUID oscillations can be controlled by gate voltage with only modest deterioration of the SQUID signal.
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ISSN:0921-4534
1873-2143
DOI:10.1016/S0921-4534(02)00695-0