• 文献标题:   Proximity coupling in superconductor-graphene heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Review
  • 作  者:   LEE GH, LEE HJ
  • 作者关键词:   proximity josephson coupling, superconductorgraphene heterostructure, andreev reflections in graphene, currentphase relation, phasecoherent phenomena in graphene
  • 出版物名称:   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0034-4885 EI 1361-6633
  • 通讯作者地址:   Pohang Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1088/1361-6633/aaafe1
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

This review discusses the electronic properties and the prospective research directions of superconductor-graphene heterostructures. The basic electronic properties of graphene are introduced to highlight the unique possibility of combining two seemingly unrelated physics, superconductivity and relativity. We then focus on graphene-based Josephson junctions, one of the most versatile superconducting quantum devices. The various theoretical methods that have been developed to describe graphene Josephson junctions are examined, together with their advantages and limitations, followed by a discussion on the advances in device fabrication and the relevant length scales. The phase-sensitive properties and phase-particle dynamics of graphene Josephson junctions are examined to provide an understanding of the underlying mechanisms of Josephson coupling via graphene. Thereafter, microscopic transport of correlated quasiparticles produced by Andreev reflections at superconducting interfaces and their phase-coherent behaviors are discussed. Quantum phase transitions studied with graphene as an electrostatically tunable 2D platform are reviewed. The interplay between proximity-induced superconductivity and the quantum-Hall phase is discussed as a possible route to study topological superconductivity and non-Abelian physics. Finally, a brief summary on the prospective future research directions is given.