Long-lived Andreev states as evidence for protected hinge modes in a bismuth nanoring Josephson junction

Abstract

Second-order topological insulators are characterized by helical, non-spin-degenerate, one-dimensional states running along opposite crystal hinges, with no backscattering. Injecting superconducting pairs therefore entails splitting Cooper pairs into two families of helical Andreev states of opposite helicity, one at each hinge. Here we provide evidence for such separation via the measurement and analysis of switching supercurrent statistics of a crystalline nanoring of bismuth. Using a phenomenological model of two helical Andreev hinge modes, we find that pairs relax at a rate comparable to individual quasiparticles, in contrast with the much faster pair relaxation of non-topological systems. This constitutes a unique tell-tale sign of the spatial separation of topological helical hinges.

arXiv comment10 pages, 5 figures

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