Spatial Dependence of Local Density of States in Semiconductor-Superconductor Hybrids

Qingzhen Wang, Yining Zhang, Saurabh Karwal, Srijit Goswami*

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Abstract

Majorana bound states are expected to appear in one-dimensional semiconductor-superconductor hybrid systems, provided they are homogeneous enough to host a global topological phase. In order to experimentally investigate the uniformity of the system, we study the spatial dependence of the local density of states in multiprobe devices where several local tunneling probes are positioned along a gate-defined wire in a two-dimensional electron gas. Spectroscopy at each probe reveals a hard induced gap and an absence of subgap states at zero magnetic field. However, subgap states emerging at a finite magnetic field are not always correlated between different probes. Moreover, we find that the extracted critical field and effective g-factor vary significantly across the length of the wire. Upon studying several such devices, we do however find examples of striking correlations in the local density of states measured at different tunnel probes. We discuss possible sources of variation across devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13558-13563
Number of pages6
JournalNano Letters
Volume24
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Proximity Effect
  • Topological Superconductivity
  • Tunneling spectroscopy
  • Two-dimensional Electron Gas

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