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Magnetically stable zero-bias anomaly in Andreev contact to the magnetic Weyl semimetal Co3Sn2S2.

Authors :
Shvetsov, O. O.
Barash, Yu. S.
Egorov, S. V.
Timonina, A. V.
Kolesnikov, N. N.
Deviatov, E. V.
Source :
Europhysics Letters; Oct2020, Vol. 132 Issue 6, p1-7, 7p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Being encouraged by the interplay between topology, superconductivity and magnetism, we experimentally investigate charge transport through the interface between the Nb superconductor and the time-reversal symmetry breaking Weyl semimetal Co<subscript>3</subscript>Sn<subscript>2</subscript>S<subscript>2</subscript>. In addition to the proximity-induced superconducting gap, we observe prominent subgap zero-bias anomaly. The anomaly demonstrates an unusual robustness to external magnetic fields: its width is absolutely stable up to the critical field of Nb, while its amplitude exhibits a weak non-monotonous variation. As the promising scenario of emergence of the zero-bias anomaly in transport characteristics, we consider the proximity-induced zero-energy Andreev bound states interfaced with the half-metallic Co<subscript>3</subscript>Sn<subscript>2</subscript>S<subscript>2</subscript> and influenced by the strong spin-orbit coupling and large Zeeman splitting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02955075
Volume :
132
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Europhysics Letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
149263715
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/132/67002