Gate modulation of anisotropic superconductivity in Al–Dirac semimetal Cd3As2 nanoplate–Al Josephson junctions

Abstract

Abstract Three-dimensional Dirac semimetal Cd3As2, hosting a pair of Dirac cones and Fermi arc-like surface states, displays numerous exotic properties in transport experiments. In particular, when proximitized with a superconductor, Cd3As2 is expected to realize topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes, which are essential for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Here, using electronic transport measurements on superconductor Al–Cd3As2 nanoplate–Al heterostructures, we investigate the effect of gate modulation and magnetic field on the superconducting properties of Cd3As2. A proximity-induced superconducting state is well achieved in the junction, which can be effectively tuned by the gate voltage. The critical current oscillations under out-of-plane magnetic fields are well fitted with the Fraunhofer function. The critical supercurrent shows a slower decay as the gate voltage is tuned to negative under in-plane magnetic fields, which may arise from the enhanced contribution of surface states. Anisotropic superconductivity is also observed with in-plane rotating magnetic fields. Our results report the gate modulation of supercurrents in different magnetic field directions, which should be valuable for further exploring the topological superconductivity in Dirac semimetals.