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We propose a novel realization for a topologically superconducting phase hosting Majorana zero-modes on the basis of quantum spin Hall systems. Remarkably, our proposal is completely free of ferromagnets. Instead, we confine helical edge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-17 C. Fleckenstein , N. Traverso Ziani , A. Calzona , M. Sassetti , B. Trauzettel

Unambiguous identification of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in topological superconductors (TSCs) remains a challenge due to complex in-gap states that can also produce zero-bias conductance peaks (ZBPs). Here we demonstrate a data-driven…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-02-20 Jewook Park , Hoyeon Jeon , Dongwon Shin , Guannan Zhang , Michael A McGuire , Brian C. Sales , An-Ping Li

A recent experiment [Nadj-Perge et al., Science 346, 602 (2014)] gives possible evidence for Majorana bound states in chains of magnetic adatoms placed on a superconductor. While many features of the observed end states are naturally…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-18 Yang Peng , Falko Pientka , Leonid I. Glazman , Felix von Oppen

The fractional Josephson effect is known to be a characteristic phenomenon of topological Josephson junctions hosting Majorana zero modes (MZMs), where the Josephson current has a $4\pi$ (rather than a $2\pi$) periodicity in the phase…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-12-01 Shuntaro Sumita , Akira Furusaki

We investigate the superconducting phase diagram and boundary modes for a quasi-1D system formed by three Fe-Chains on an s-wave superconductor, motivated by the recent Princeton experiment. The $\vec l\cdot\vec s$ onsite spin-orbit term,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-09-26 Yu-Qin Chen , Yi-Ming Wu , Xiong-Jun Liu

The asymmetric spin-orbit (SO) interactions play a crucial role in realizing topological phases in noncentrosymmetric superconductor (NCS).We investigate the edge states and the vortex core states in s-wave NCS with Rashba and Dresselhaus…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Jiabin You , C. H. Oh , Vlatko Vedral

We propose a platform based on a fully compensated ferrimagnet (fFIM) for realizing and controlling topological superconductivity with Majorana bound states across multiple dimensions. Through symmetry analysis and microscopic modeling, we…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-04-29 Yu-Xuan Li , Yicheng Liu , Cheng-Cheng Liu

One fundamental difficulty in realizing Majorana zero modes (MZMs) is the required high magnetic field, which causes serious issues, e.g., shrinks the superconducting gap, reduces topological region, and weakens their robustness against…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-10 Xiao-Hong Pan , Li Chen , Dong E. Liu , Fu-Chun Zhang , Xin Liu

We propose a method to distinguish between trivial and topological, Majorana, zero-energy states in both short and long superconductor-normal-superconductor junctions based on Rashba nanowires using phase-biased equilibrium transport…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-02-08 Lucas Baldo , Luis G. G. V. Dias Da Silva , Annica M. Black-Schaffer , Jorge Cayao

We study by means of the recursive Green's function technique the local density-of-states of (finite and semi-infinite) multi-band spin-orbit coupled semiconducting nanowires in proximity to an s-wave superconductor and attached to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-19 Marco Gibertini , Fabio Taddei , Marco Polini , Rosario Fazio

Recent experimental advances in the field of cold atoms led to the development of novel techniques for producing synthetic dimensions and synthetic magnetic fields, thus greatly expanding the utility of cold atomic systems for exploring…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2018-03-28 Or Golan , Eran Sela , Kirill Shtengel

We investigate the dynamical and transport features of a Kondo dot side-coupled to a topological superconductor (TS). The Majorana fermion states (MFS) formed at the ends of the TS are found to be able to alter the Kondo physics profoundly:…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2012-10-24 Minchul Lee , Jong Soo Lim , Heunghwan Khim , Rosa Lopez

We investigate the realization of a topological superconductor in a generic bucked honeycomb system equipped with four types of mass-generating terms, where the superconductor gap is introduced by attaching the honeycomb system to an…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-02-26 Motohiko Ezawa

The non-Abelian statistics of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are central to fault-tolerant topological quantum computing. Planar Josephson junctions provide a particularly versatile platform for realizing robust topological superconductivity…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-29 Richang Huang , Yongliang Hu , Xianzhang Chen , Peng Yu , Siwei Tan , Igor Zutic , Tong Zhou

The transport behavior of a double quantum dot side-attached to a topological superconducting wire hosting Majorana zero-energy modes is studied theoretically in the strong correlation regime. It is shown that Majorana modes can leak to the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-06-03 Ireneusz Weymann , Krzysztof P. Wójcik , Piotr Majek

Majorana zero modes (MZM-s) occurring at the edges of a 1D, p-wave, spinless superconductor, in absence of fluctuations of the phase of the superconducting order parameter, are quintessential examples of topologically-protected zero-energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-26 Ananda Roy , Johannes Hauschild , Frank Pollmann

Majorana fermions are predicted to localize at the edge of a topological superconductor, a state of matter that can form when a ferromagnetic system is placed in proximity to a conventional superconductor with strong spin-orbit interaction.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-10-06 Stevan Nadj-Perge , Ilya K. Drozdov , Jian Li , Hua Chen , Sangjun Jeon , Jungpil Seo , Allan H. MacDonald , B. Andrei Bernevig , Ali Yazdani

In this paper, we establish that Majorana zero modes emerging from a topological band structure of a chain of magnetic atoms embedded in a superconductor can be distinguished from trivial localized zero energy states that may accidentally…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-03-19 Jian Li , Sangjun Jeon , Yonglong Xie , Ali Yazdani , B. Andrei Bernevig

The 1D Kitaev model in the topological phase, with open boundary conditions, hosts strong Majorana zero modes. These are fermion parity-odd operators that almost commute with the Hamiltonian and manifest in long coherence times for edge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-08-29 Loredana M. Vasiloiu , Apoorv Tiwari , Jens H. Bardarson

Zero-bias charge conductance peak (ZBCCP) is a significant symbol of Majorana zero modes (MZMs). The proximity effect of s-wave superconductor is usually demanded in the fabrication of MZMs. So in transport experiments, the system is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-30 Yue Mao , Qing-Feng Sun