D. Uhlisch et al., Splitting of the subgap resistance peak in superconductor/two-dimensional electron gas contacts at high magnetic fields, PHYS REV B, 61(18), 2000, pp. 12463-12466
The differential resistance of NbN/two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) cont
act is measured at high magnetic fields. In zero magnetic held the contact
shows a pronounced resistance peak at zero bias due to a high barrier at th
e NbN/2DEG interface, which decreases if a magnetic field is applied in the
plane of the 2DEG. For a magnetic field oriented perpendicular to the plan
e of the 2DEG, not only the zero-bias resistance decreases but so does the
normal-state resistance which drops to vanishingly small values. A pronounc
ed substructure due to a splitting of the resistance peak into a three-peak
structure is observed at high perpendicular fields. We suggest that the ap
pearance of this substructure can be explained by multiple Andreev reflecti
ons due to skipping orbits of electrons and holes accompanied by inelastic
scattering in the 2DEG near the interface.