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Al–Bi 2 Se 3 –Al Nanoribbon Josephson Junctions with Fabry–Pérot Interference: Implications for Phase-Coherent Topological Insulator-Based Superconducting Devices

Kiryl Niherysh, Nermin Trnjanin, Ananthu P. Surendran, Gunta Kunakova, Xavier Palermo, Domenico Montemurro, Jana Andzane, Donats Erts, Dmitry S. Golubev, Samuel Lara-Avila, Floriana Lombardi, Thilo Bauch

ACS Applied Nano Materials· Volume 9· Issue 27

Abstract

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide We investigate phase-coherent quantum transport in nanoscale Al–Bi 2 Se 3 –Al nanoribbon Josephson junctions by combining normal-state conductance spectroscopy with a junction-length-dependent study of Josephson transport. Differential conductance maps versus bias and gate voltage reveal Fabry–Pérot interference, whose periodicity matches the nanoribbon width, consistent with transverse quantization and quasi-ballistic surface-state trajectories in 430 nm wide devices. A systematic investigation of the characteristic voltage I c R n as a function of junction length L exhibits a clear plateau for L ≤ 500 nm, indicative of a short ballistic contribution to the Josephson transport, and decreases for longer junctions as diffusive transport dominates. Together, Fabry–Pérot interference and Josephson transport measurements provide complementary, channel-selective evidence for quasi-ballistic surface-state transport persisting over several hundred nanometers in hybrid topological insulator nanostructures. These results demonstrate the potential of Bi 2 Se 3 nanoribbon Josephson junctions as a nanoscale platform for phase-coherent superconducting electronics, topological quantum computing architectures, and topological spintronic devices.
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OpenAlex topics: Topological Materials and Phenomena · Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism · Iron-based superconductors research

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Affiliations

Quantum Device Physics Laboratory, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience

Chalmers University of Technology

Institute of Chemical Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology

University of Latvia

Dipartimento di Fisica “Ettore Pancini”

Universitá Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

QTF Centre of Excellence, Department of Applied Physics

Aalto University

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions · Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

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