セガワ コウジ   SEGAWA KOJI
  瀬川 耕司
   所属   京都産業大学  理学部 物理科学科
   職種   教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2011/11
形態種別 研究論文
査読 査読あり
標題 Topological Superconductivity in CuxBi2Se3
執筆形態 その他
掲載誌名 PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
掲載区分国外
出版社・発行元 AMER PHYSICAL SOC
巻・号・頁 107(21)
著者・共著者 Satoshi Sasaki,M. Kriener,Kouji Segawa,Keiji Yada,Yukio Tanaka,Masatoshi Sato,Yoichi Ando
概要 A topological superconductor (TSC) is characterized by the topologically protected gapless surface state that is essentially an Andreev bound state consisting of Majorana fermions. While a TSC has not yet been discovered, the doped topological insulator CuxBi2Se3, which superconducts below similar to 3 K, has been predicted to possess a topological superconducting state. We report that the point-contact spectra on the cleaved surface of superconducting CuxBi2Se3 present a zero-bias conductance peak (ZBCP) which signifies unconventional superconductivity. Theoretical considerations of all possible superconducting states help us conclude that this ZBCP is due to Majorana fermions and gives evidence for a topological superconductivity in CuxBi2Se3. In addition, we found an unusual pseudogap that develops below similar to 20 K and coexists with the topological superconducting state.
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.217001
ISSN 0031-9007
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