Villani Ivan, Carrega Matteo, Crippa Alessandro, Strambini Elia, Giazotto Francesco, Mišeikis Vaidotas, Coletti Camilla, Beltram Fabio, Watanabe Kenji, Taniguchi Takashi, Heun Stefan, Pezzini Sergio
NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza San Silvestro 12, Pisa 56127, Italy.
CNR-SPIN, Via Dodecaneso 33, Genova 16146, Italy.
ACS Nano. 2025 Aug 5;19(30):27370-27378. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c05294. Epub 2025 Jul 24.
The combination of superconductivity and quantum Hall (QH) effect is regarded as a key milestone in advancing topological quantum computation in solid-state systems. Recent quantum interference studies suggest that QH edge states can effectively mediate a supercurrent across high-quality graphene weak links. In this work we report the observation of a supercurrent associated with transitions between adjacent QH plateaus, where transport paths develop within the compressible two-dimensional bulk. We employ a back-gated graphene Josephson junction, comprising high-mobility CVD-grown graphene encapsulated in hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN) and contacted by Nb leads. Superconducting pockets are detected persisting beyond the QH onset, up to 2.4 T, hence approaching the upper critical field of the Nb contacts. We observe an approximate Φ = /2 periodicity of the QH-supercurrent as a function of the magnetic field, indicating superconducting interference in a proximitized percolative phase. These results provide a promising experimental platform to investigate the transport regime of percolative supercurrents, leveraging the flexibility of van der Waals devices.
超导性与量子霍尔(QH)效应的结合被视为推进固态系统中拓扑量子计算的一个关键里程碑。最近的量子干涉研究表明,QH边缘态可以有效地介导超电流通过高质量的石墨烯弱连接。在这项工作中,我们报告了与相邻QH平台之间的跃迁相关的超电流的观测结果,其中传输路径在可压缩的二维体相中形成。我们采用了一个背栅石墨烯约瑟夫森结,它由封装在六方氮化硼(hBN)中的高迁移率化学气相沉积(CVD)生长的石墨烯组成,并与铌引线接触。检测到超导口袋在QH起始之后仍然存在,高达2.4 T,因此接近铌接触的上临界场。我们观察到QH超电流作为磁场的函数具有近似Φ = /2的周期性,表明在近邻渗流相中有超导干涉。这些结果提供了一个有前景的实验平台,以利用范德华器件的灵活性来研究渗流超电流的传输机制。