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Realization of a double-slit SQUID geometry by Fermi arc surface states in a WTe$_2$ Weyl semimetal

Authors :
Shvetsov, O. O.
Kononov, A.
Timonina, A. V.
Kolesnikov, N. N.
Deviatov, E. V.
Source :
JETP Letters, 107, 774 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

We experimentally study electron transport between two superconducting indium leads, coupled to the WTe$_2$ crystal surface. WTe$_2$ is characterized by presence of Fermi arc surface states, as a predicted type-II Weyl semimetal candidate. We demonstrate Josephson current in unprecedentedly long 5~$\mu$m In-WTe$_2$-In junctions, which is confirmed by $I-V$ curves evolution with temperature and magnetic field. The Josephson current is mostly carried by the topological surface states, which we demonstrate in a double-slit SQUID geometry, realized by coupling the opposite WTe$_2$ crystal surfaces.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
JETP Letters, 107, 774 (2018)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1801.09551
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364018120020