Anomalous modulation of a zero-bias peak in a hybrid nanowire- superconductor device

A. D.K. Finck, D. J. Van Harlingen, P. K. Mohseni, K. Jung, X. Li

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Abstract

We report on transport measurements of an InAs nanowire coupled to niobium nitride leads at high magnetic fields. We observe a zero-bias anomaly (ZBA) in the differential conductance of the nanowire for certain ranges of magnetic field and chemical potential. The ZBA can oscillate in width with either the magnetic field or chemical potential; it can even split and re-form. We discuss how our results relate to recent predictions of hybridizing Majorana fermions in semiconducting nanowires, while considering more mundane explanations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number126406
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume110
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 21 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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