Josephson junctions of Weyl semimetal WTe2 induced by spontaneous nucleation of PdTe superconductor

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作者
Ohtomo, Manabu [1 ]
Deacon, Russell S. [2 ,3 ]
Hosoda, Masayuki [1 ,2 ]
Fushimi, Naoki [1 ]
Hosoi, Hirokazu [1 ]
Randle, Michael D. [2 ]
Ohfuchi, Mari [1 ]
Kawaguchi, Kenichi [1 ]
Ishibashi, Koji [2 ,3 ]
Sato, Shintaro [1 ]
机构
[1] Fujitsu Ltd, Fujitsu Res, Atsugi, Kanagawa 2430197, Japan
[2] RIKEN, Adv Device Lab, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
[3] RIKEN, Ctr Emergent Matter Sci CEMS, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
关键词
topological; WTe2; PdTe; Josephson junction; higher-order topological;
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10.35848/1882-0786/ac75a8
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We report on the fabrication of Josephson junction devices with weak links utilizing the Weyl and higher-order topological semimetal WTe2. We show that the WTe2/Pd contact annealed at a low temperature of 80 degrees C did not exhibit superconducting properties because neither WTe2 nor Pd are superconductors in the ground state. Upon 180 degrees C annealing, spontaneous formation of superconducting PdTe due to Pd diffusion enabled us to obtain the interface between WTe2 and superconductor suitable for the Josephson junction. This result is a facile technique to make a Josephson junction and induce Cooper pairs into topological telluride semimetals.
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