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We study three-dimensional time-reversal-invariant topological superconductivity in noncentrosymmetric materials such as RhSi, CoSi, and AlPt which host coupled multifold nodes energetically split by the spin-orbit coupling at the same…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-01-11 Changhee Lee , Chiho Yoon , Taehyeok Kim , Suk Bum Chung , Hongki Min

We calculate the linear conductance of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG)-based junction between a normal semiconductor section and a hybrid semiconductor-superconductor section, under perpendicular magnetic field. We consider two…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 Llorenç Serra , Kaveh Delfanazari

We calculate the spatially resolved tunneling conductance of topological superconductors (TSCs) based on ferromagnetic chains, measured by means of spin-polarised scanning tunneling microscopy (SPSTM). Our analysis reveals novel signatures…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-22 Panagiotis Kotetes , Daniel Mendler , Andreas Heimes , Gerd Schön

We investigate the Majorana fermions in a semiconductor nanostructure with two wires connected through a ring. The nanostructure is mirror symmetric and in the proximity of a superconductor. The Rashba spin-orbit coupling and a magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-08-01 B. Y. Sun , M. W. Wu

We propose a theoretical framework in which a one-dimensional (1D) tight-binding model incorporating unconventional magnetic order together with Rashba and Ising spin-orbit couplings are considered to realize two key phenomena in condensed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-15 Amartya Pal , Debashish Mondal , Tanay Nag , Arijit Saha

For the past decade, Majorana quasiparticles have become one of the hot topics in condensed matter research. Besides the fundamental interest in the realization of particles being their own antiparticles, going back to basic concepts of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-12 Stephan Rachel , Roland Wiesendanger

We theoretically discuss the emergence of fractional Shapiro steps in a Josephson junction created by confining a two-dimensional electron gas at an oxide interface. This phenomenon is induced by an alternating current of proper amplitude…

Topological insulators are new states of quantum matter which can not be adiabatically connected to conventional insulators and semiconductors. They are characterized by a full insulating gap in the bulk and gapless edge or surface states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-09 Xiao-Liang Qi , Shou-Cheng Zhang

In this paper we present a hybrid scheme for topological quantum computation in a system of cold atoms trapped in an atomic lattice. A topological qubit subspace is defined using Majorana fermions which emerge in a network of atomic Kitaev…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-19 C. Laflamme , M. A. Baranov , P. Zoller , C. V. Kraus

The existence of edge states and zero energy modes in vortex cores is a hallmark of topologically nontrivial phases realized in various condensed matter systems such as the fractional quantum Hall states, p+ip superconductors, and Z_2…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-04-03 Masatoshi Sato , Satoshi Fujimoto

Majorana bound states (MBSs) are quasiparticles which are their own antiparticles. They are predicted to emerge as zero-energy modes localized at the boundary of a topological superconductor. No intrinsic topological superconductor is known…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-27 William F. Schiela , Peng Yu , Javad Shabani

Surface atomic-layer (SAL) superconductors consisting of epitaxially grown metal adatoms on a clean semiconductor surface have been recently established. Compared to conventional metal thin films, they have two important features: i)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-08-05 Takashi Uchihashi

Topological superconductors possess a nodeless superconducting gap in the bulk and gapless zero energy modes, known as "Majorana zero modes", at the boundary of a finite system. In this work, we introduce a new class of topological…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-01-20 Qing-Ze Wang , Chao-Xing Liu

A new method is introduced for probing Topological Superconductors. The integration of the superconding fermions generates a topological $\mathbf{Chern-Simons}$ sound action . Dislocations induce Majorana zero modes inside the sample,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-01-27 D. Schmeltzer

Topological superconductors (TSCs) in superconducting hybrid heterostructures, which integrate superconducting and non-superconducting materials, have been intensely investigated with the hope of discovering exotic non-Abelian anyons for…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-14 Joseph J. Cuozzo , Sayed Ali Akbar Ghorashi , Dale Huber , Wei Pan , François Léonard

While the topological classification of insulators, semimetals, and superconductors in terms of nonspatial symmetries is well understood, less is known about topological states protected by crystalline symmetries, such as mirror reflections…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-12-01 Ching-Kai Chiu , Andreas P. Schnyder

We study the localization and oscillation properties of the Majorana fermions that arise in a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) with spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and a Zeeman field coupled with a d-wave superconductor. Despite the angular…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-02-21 Laura Ortiz , Santiago Varona , Oscar Viyuela , Miguel Angel Martin-Delgado

Crystalline symmetry and time-reversal symmetry are commonly present in real superconducting materials. However, the topological classification of systems respecting these symmetries, particularly for interacting fermions, remains…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-02-25 Yi-Ming Liu , Wei-Qiang Chen , Zheng-Cheng Gu

Just like insulators can host topological Dirac states at their edges, superconductors can also exhibit topological phases characterized by Majorana edge states. Remarkable zero-energy states have been recently observed at the two ends of…

Odd-frequency superconductivity represents a truly unconventional ordered state which, in contrast to conventional superconductivity, exhibits pair correlations which are odd in relative time and, hence, inherently dynamical. In this review…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-14 Jorge Cayao , Christopher Triola , Annica M. Black-Schaffer