
Graphene is the new “wonder-material,” and its unique properties have led to novel basic science and applications. In this talk, I will discuss the physics that emerges when the electronic properties of graphene are studied with a superconducting tunneling probe. In particular, I will show how coupling graphene to a superconducting tunnel probe allows for a direct measurement of individual Andreev bound states (ABS). I will discuss how the superconducting probe creates a quantum-dot in graphene, due to a work-function mismatch; the ABS form when the discrete quantum dot levels are proximity-coupled to the superconducting contact. Due to the low density of states of graphene and the sensitivity of the quantum dot levels to an applied gate voltage, the ABS spectra are narrow, can be tuned to zero energy via gate voltage, and show a striking pattern in transport measurements.