Phase coherent transport in Kondo/superconducting hybrid structures

Abstract

We present measurements of the transport properties of hybrid structures consisting of a Kondo AuFe film and a superconducting Al film. The temperature dependence of the resistance indicates the existence of the superconducting proximity effect in the Kondo AuFe wires over the range of $\sim 0.5$ $\mu$m. Electronic phase coherence in the Kondo AuFe wires has been confirmed by observing the Aharanov-Bohm effect in the magnetoresistance of the loop structure. The amplitude of the magnetoresistance oscillations shows a reentrant behavior with a maximum at $\sim$ 870 mK, which results from an interplay between the Kondo effect and the superconducting proximity effect.