Interlayer current near the edge of an InAs/GaSb double quantum well in proximity with a superconductor
A. Kononov+, S. V. Egorov+, N. Titova*, B. R. Semyagin×, V. V. Preobrazhenskii×, M. A. Putyato×, E. A. Emelyanov×, E. V. Deviatov+
+Institute of Solid State Physics RAS, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
*Moscow State Pedagogical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
×Institute of Semiconductor Physics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Abstract
We investigate charge transport through the junction between a niobium
superconductor and the edge of a two-dimensional electron-hole bilayer, realized
in an InAs/GaSb double quantum well. For the transparent interface with a
superconductor, we demonstrate that the junction resistance is determined by the
interlayer charge transfer near the interface. From an analysis of experimental
I-V curves we conclude that the proximity induced superconductivity
efficiently couples electron and hole layers at low currents. The critical
current demonstrates periodic dependence on the in-plane magnetic field, while
it is monotonous for the field which is normal to the bilayer plane.