Spin-triplet supercurrent carried by quantum Hall edge states through a Josephson junction
arXiv:1103.0887 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.83.195441
Abstract
We show that a spin-polarized Landau level in a two-dimensional electron gas can carry a spin-triplet supercurrent between two spin-singlet superconductors. The supercurrent results from the interplay of Andreev reflection and Rashba spin-orbit coupling at the normal--superconductor (NS) interface. We contrast the current-phase relationship and the Fraunhofer oscillations of the spin-triplet and spin-singlet Josephson effect in the lowest Landau level, and find qualitative differences.
15 pages with 7 figures
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