Specular Andreev reflection and Andreev interference in an Ising superconductor junction

Being resilient to magnetic field, the Ising superconductor serves as an exceptional platform for studying the interplay between superconductivity and magnetism. In this Letter, we first explore the transport properties of a two-terminal graphene--Ising superconductor junction where mirage gaps are induced in the superconductor by an exchange field due to the magnetic proximity effect. We demonstrate that the chemical potential range of graphene supporting specular Andreev reflection at the interface is between the two mirage gaps and about twice the Ising spin-orbit coupling strength. This enhances the resilience of observing specular Andreev reflection against graphene potential fluctuations in experiments. We further study the Andreev interference effect based on a four-terminal junction of which two terminals consist of Ising superconductors in the presence of exchange fields. Due to the finite contribution from the spin-triplet pairing, the interference can be modulated by tuning the relative orientation of the exchange fields in addition to the traditional scheme by changing the superconducting phase difference and the chemical potential of the normal region.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2025-08-04
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https://doi.org/10.1103/ydwg-y4f8
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Quantum and electron transport phenomena
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Specular Andreev reflection and Andreev interference in an Ising superconductor junction

Wolfgang Belzig, Gaomin Tang, Sourabh Patil, Gaoyang Li
Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
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Specular Andreev reflection and Andreev interference in an Ising superconductor junction

Wolfgang Belzig, Gaomin Tang, Sourabh Patil, Gaoyang Li
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Being resilient to magnetic field, the Ising superconductor serves as an exceptional platform for studying the interplay between superconductivity and magnetism. In this Letter, we first explore the transport properties of a two-terminal graphene--Ising superconductor junction where mirage gaps are induced in the superconductor by an exchange field due to the magnetic proximity effect. We demonstrate that the chemical potential range of graphene supporting specular Andreev reflection at the interface is between the two mirage gaps and about twice the Ising spin-orbit coupling strength. This enhances the resilience of observing specular Andreev reflection against graphene potential fluctuations in experiments. We further study the Andreev interference effect based on a four-terminal junction of which two terminals consist of Ising superconductors in the presence of exchange fields. Due to the finite contribution from the spin-triplet pairing, the interference can be modulated by tuning the relative orientation of the exchange fields in addition to the traditional scheme by changing the superconducting phase difference and the chemical potential of the normal region.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 112(8)
Beijing Institute of Technology (CN), University of Konstanz (DE), China Academy of Engineering Physics (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 77%
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
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