Proximity-Induced Superconductivity in CdTe-HgTe Core-Shell Nanowires.

Hajer, Jan; Kessel, Maximilian; Brüne, Christoph; Stehno, Martin P; Buhmann, Hartmut; Molenkamp, Laurens W · Nano Lett · 2019

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In this Letter we report on proximity superconductivity induced in CdTe-HgTe core-shell nanowires, a quasi-one-dimensional heterostructure of the topological insulator HgTe. We demonstrate a Josephson supercurrent in our nanowires contacted with superconducting Al leads. The observation of a sizable I<sub>c</sub> R<sub>n</sub> product, a positive excess current, and multiple Andreev reflections up to fourth order further indicate a high interface quality of the junctions.