We perform the wavepacket dynamics simulation of a graphene-based device where propagating electron trajectories are tamed by an applied magnetic field toward a normal/superconductor interface. The magnetic field controls the incidence angle of the incoming electronic wavepacket at the interface, which results in the tunable electron–hole ratio in the reflected wave function due to the angular dependence of the Andreev reflection. Here, mapped control of the quasiparticle trajectories by the external magnetic field not only defines an experimental probe for fundamental studies of the Andreev reflection in graphene but also lays the foundation for further development of magnetic focusing devices based on nanoengineered superconducting two-dimensional materials.
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28 September 2020
Research Article|
September 28 2020
Tunable magnetic focusing using Andreev scattering in superconductor-graphene hybrid devices
Special Collection:
2D Quantum Materials: Magnetism and Superconductivity
A. Chaves
;
A. Chaves
a)
1
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará
, Caixa Postal 6030, 60455-760 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
2
Department of Physics, University of Antwerp
, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: andrey@fisica.ufc.br
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V. N. Moura
;
V. N. Moura
1
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará
, Caixa Postal 6030, 60455-760 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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F. J. A. Linard
;
F. J. A. Linard
1
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará
, Caixa Postal 6030, 60455-760 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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L. Covaci;
L. Covaci
2
Department of Physics, University of Antwerp
, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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M. V. Milošević
M. V. Milošević
2
Department of Physics, University of Antwerp
, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: andrey@fisica.ufc.br
Note: This paper is part of the Special Topic on 2D Quantum Materials: Magnetism and Superconductivity
J. Appl. Phys. 128, 124303 (2020)
Article history
Received:
July 02 2020
Accepted:
September 03 2020
Citation
A. Chaves, V. N. Moura, F. J. A. Linard, L. Covaci, M. V. Milošević; Tunable magnetic focusing using Andreev scattering in superconductor-graphene hybrid devices. J. Appl. Phys. 28 September 2020; 128 (12): 124303. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0020392
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