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By modeling a Rashba nanowire contacted to leads via an inhomogeneous spin-orbit coupling profile, we investigate the equilibrium properties of the spin sector when a uniform magnetic field is applied along the nanowire axis. We find that…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-02 Fabrizio Dolcini , Fausto Rossi

Two-dimensional second-order topological superconductors host zero-dimensional Majorana bound states at their boundaries. In this work, focusing on rotation-invariant crystalline topological superconductors, we establish a bulk-boundary…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-29 Elis Roberts , Jan Behrends , Benjamin Béri

Recently, superconductors with higher-order topology have stimulated extensive attention and research interest. Higher-order topological superconductors exhibit unconventional bulk-boundary correspondence, thus allow exotic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-10-02 Xiao-Ting Chen , Chun-Hui Liu , Dong-Hui Xu , Chui-Zhen Chen

We show how angular momentum conservation can stabilise a symmetry-protected quasi-topological phase of matter supporting Majorana quasi-particles as edge modes in one-dimensional cold atom gases. We investigate a number-conserving…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-05-24 F. Iemini , L. Mazza , L. Fallani , P. Zoller , R. Fazio , M. Dalmonte

Chiral Majorana one-dimensional modes have been proposed as they key component for topological quantum computing. In this study, we explore their potential realization as hinge modes in higher-order topological superconductors. To create…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-10-16 Ilyoun Na , James G. McHugh , Sinéad M. Griffin , Luca Chirolli

We theoretically investigate the possibility of obtaining Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in penta-silicene nanoribbons (p-SiNRs) with induced \textit{p}-wave superconductivity. The model explicitly considers an external magnetic field…

There exists a variety of proposals to transform a conventional s-wave superconductor into a topological superconductor, supporting Majorana fermion mid-gap states. A necessary ingredient of these proposals is strong spin-orbit coupling.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-10 T. -P. Choy , J. M. Edge , A. R. Akhmerov , C. W. J. Beenakker

Noncentrosymmetric superconductors with strong spin-orbit coupling and the B phase of ${}^3$He are possible realizations of topological superconductors with time-reversal symmetry. The nontrivial topology of these time- reversal invariant…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-01-27 Raquel Queiroz , Andreas P. Schnyder

In this paper, we investigate the transport properties of spinful electrons tunnel-coupled to a finite-length Majorana nanowire on one end which is further tunnel-coupled to a quantum dot (QD) at the other end. Using a full counting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-12 Alexander Schuray , Manuel Rammler , Patrik Recher

Chiral Majorana-fermion modes are shown to emerge as edge excitations in a superconductor--topological-insulator hybrid structure that is subject to a magnetic field. The velocity of this mode is tunable by changing the magnetic-field…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-02-19 Rakesh P. Tiwari , U. Zülicke , C. Bruder

Majorana zero modes at the boundaries of topological superconductors are charge-neutral, an equal superposition of electrons and holes. This ideal situation is, however, hard to achieve in physical implementations, such as proximitised…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-09 Fernando Domínguez , Jorge Cayao , Pablo San-Jose , Ramón Aguado , Alfredo Levy Yeyati , Elsa Prada

Periodic drive is an intriguing way of creating topological phases in a non-topological setup. However, most systems are often studied as a closed system, despite being always in contact with the environment, which induces dissipation.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-05 Koustabh Gogoi , Tanay Nag , Arnob Kumar Ghosh

The possibility to observe and manipulate Majorana fermions as end states of one-dimensional topological superconductors has been actively discussed recently. In a quantum wire with strong spin-orbit coupling placed in proximity to a bulk…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-07-31 Masaki Tezuka , Norio Kawakami

We show that Majorana fermions associated with Majorana flat bands emerge as zero energy modes on the [110] edge of single layer or multilayer nodal superconductors with $d_{x^2-y^2}$-wave pairing and Rashba spin-orbit coupling. Moreover,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-05-29 Noah F. Q. Yuan , Chris L. M. Wong , K. T. Law

Topological superconductors and Majorana edge modes at their boundaries have been theoretically predicted. However, their experimental observation remains controversial. Recent theoretical studies suggest that chiral Majorana edge modes…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-11-18 Hirokazu Kobayashi , Han Bi , James Jun He , Seishiro Ono

Majorana Zero Modes (MZMs) are prime candidates for robust topological quantum bits, holding a great promise for quantum computing. Semiconducting nanowires with strong spin orbit coupling offers a promising platform to harness…

Majorana fermions can be realized as quasiparticles in topological superconductors, with potential applications in topological quantum computing. Recently, lattices of magnetic adatoms deposited on the surface of s-wave superconductors -…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-12-15 Stephan Rachel , Eric Mascot , Sagen Cocklin , Matthias Vojta , Dirk K. Morr

Finite-length one-dimensional topological superconductor wires host localized Majorana zero modes at their ends. In realistic models, these appear only after a topological quantum critical point is crossed by external tuning of parameters.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-10-25 William S. Cole , Jay D. Sau , S. Das Sarma

I study the edge states of the topological exciton condensate formed by Coulomb interaction between two parallel surfaces of a strong topological insulator. When the condensate is contacted by superconductors with a {\pi} phase shift across…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-09-07 Babak Seradjeh

One of the cornerstones for topological quantum computations is the Majorana zero mode, which has been intensively searched in fractional quantum Hall systems and topological superconductors. Several recent works suggest that such an exotic…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-04-18 Rui-Xing Zhang , Chao-Xing Liu