The study of contact properties in edge-contacted graphene–aluminum Josephson junctions

Abstract

Transparent contact interfaces in superconductor–graphene hybrid systems are critical for realizing superconducting quantum applications. Here, we examine the effect of the edge contact fabrication process on the transparency of the superconducting aluminum–graphene junction. We show significant improvement in the transparency of our superconductor–graphene junctions by promoting the chemical component of the edge contact etch process. Our results compare favorably with state-of-the-art graphene Josephson junctions. The findings of our study contribute to advancing the fabrication knowledge of edge-contacted superconductor–graphene junctions.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 12, 2022
Source ID
10.1063/5.0135034

Entities

People

  • Bassel H. Elfeky
  • Davood Shahrjerdi
  • Edoardo Cuniberto
  • Javad Shabani
  • Kenji Watanabe
  • Kim Kisslinger
  • Mehdi Hatefipour
  • Neda Lotfizadeh
  • Peng Yu
  • Takashi Taniguchi
  • Zhujun Huang

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • National Science Foundation
  • New York University
  • United States Department of Energy

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Quantum Computing