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The flux line lattice of superconductors has been investigated when there exists a periodicity in the underlying system, such as can occur in artificially layered structures. For small fields parallel to the layers the flux lines enter the…
We propose an analytical device model for a graphene nanoribbon field-effect transistor (GNR-FET). The GNR-FET under consideration is based on a heterostructure which consists of an array of nanoribbons clad between the highly conducting…
The temporary resistance triggered by phase slip will result in the switching of superconductor nanowire to a permanent normal state, decreasing the switching current. In this letter, we propose an improved impedance matching circuit that…
Superconducting diodes enable dissipationless directional transport, yet achieving electrical tunability and scalability remains a major challenge for circuit-level integration. Here, we demonstrate an electrothermal-switch superconducting…
Passing current at given threshold voltages through a metal/insulator/metal sandwich structure device may change its resistive state. Such resistive switching is unique to nanoscale devices, but its underlying physical mechanism remains…
Since many years, sub-60mV/decade switching has been reported in ferroelectric FETs. However, thus far these reports have lacked full physical explanation since they typically use a negative capacitance in the ferroelectric layer to be able…
Periodic stacking of topologically trivial and non-trivial layers with opposite symmetry of the valence and conduction bands induces topological interface states that, in the strong coupling limit, hybridize both across the topological and…
Spectral properties of periodic one-dimensional array of nanorings in a magnetic field are investigated. Two types of the superlattice are considered. In the first one, rings are connected by short one-dimensional wires while in the second…
Nanoscale superconductor-semiconductor hybrid devices are assembled from InAs semiconductor nanowires individually contacted by aluminum-based superconductor electrodes. Below 1 K, the high transparency of the contacts gives rise to…
We introduce a fabrication method for gate-all-around nanowire field-effect transistors. Single nanowires were aligned perpendicular to underlying bottom gates using a resist-trench alignment technique. Top gates were then defined aligned…
Gate capacitances of back-gated nanowire field-effect transistors (NW-FETs) are calculated by means of finite element methods and the results are compared with analytical results of the ``metallic cylinder on an infinite metal plate…
Weyl semimetals are characterized by their bulk Weyl points -- conical band touching points that carry a topological monopole charge -- and Fermi arc states that span between the Weyl points on the surface of the material. Recently,…
We demonstrate that it is possible to distinguish two conductance switching mechanisms in silver sulfide devices at room temperature. Experiments were performed using a Ag$_2$S thin film deposited on a wide Ag bottom electrode, which was…
Nearly free electron (NFE) state is an important kind of unoccupied state in low dimensional systems. Although it is intensively studied, a clear picture on its physical origin and its response behavior to external perturbations is still…
We employ a field-theoretical approach to analyze the Bose-Hubbard model on a lattice, with a focus on the low-energy properties across the Mott insulator (MI) to superfluid (SF) transition. Prior approaches approximated the partition…
Based on first-principles calculations we showed that superlattices of periodically repeated junctions of hydrogen saturated silicon nanowire segments having different lengths and diameters form multiple quantum well structures. The band…
Semiconductor nanowires are the building blocks of many nanoscale electrical and neuromorphic circuits. Here, we demonstrate a simple arrangement wherein an ethanol-adsorbed ZnO single nanowire, deposited between gold electrodes using…
Creating a transmon qubit using semiconductor-superconductor hybrid materials not only provides electrostatic control of the qubit frequency, it also allows parts of the circuit to be electrically connected and disconnected in situ by…
Hysteresis in the current-voltage characteristic in a superconducting nanowire reflects an underlying bistability. As the current is ramped up repeatedly, the state switches from a superconductive to a resistive one, doing so at random…
Electron transmission through semiconductor superlattices is studied with transfer matrix method and resonance theory. The formation of electron band-pass transmission is ascribed to the coupling of different modes in those semiconductor…