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We develop a unified view of topological phase transitions (TPTs) in solids by revising the classical band theory with the inclusion of topology. Re-evaluating the band evolution from an "atomic crystal" [a normal insulator (NI)] to a solid…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-05-11 Huaqing Huang , Feng Liu

We consider a one-dimensional, time-reversal-invariant system with attractive interactions and spin-orbit coupling. Such a system is gapless due to the strong quantum fluctuations of the superconducting order parameter. However, we show…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Anna Keselman , Erez Berg

We give a pedagogical introduction to topologically ordered states of matter, with the aim of familiarizing the reader with their axiomatic topological quantum field theory description. We introduce basic noninteracting topological phases…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-09-21 Andrei Bernevig , Titus Neupert

We investigate a system consisting of one or two topological-insulator leads which are tunnel coupled to a single dot level. The leads are described by the one-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model. We show that (topological) edge states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-03-18 Martin T. Maurer , Yen-Ting Lin , Dante M. Kennes , Mikhail Pletyukhov , Herbert Schoeller , Volker Meden

We consider a mean-field Hamiltonian for a $d_{x^2-y^2}+(p+ip)$ superconductor(SC) in presence of spin-density-wave(SDW) order. This is due to the fact that the non-commutativity of any two orders produces the third one. The energy spectrum…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-02-17 Amit Gupta , Debanand Sa

A salient feature of topological phases are surface states and many of the widely studied physical properties are directly tied to their existence. Although less explored, a variety of topological phases can however similarly be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-11 Toshikaze Kariyado , Robert-Jan Slager

Topological states enable robust transport within disorder-rich media through integer invariants inextricably tied to the transmission of light, sound, or electrons. However, the challenge remains to exploit topological protection in a…

We consider core-shell nanowires with prismatic geometry contacted with two or more superconductors in the presence of a magnetic field applied parallel to the wire. In this geometry, the lowest energy states are localized on the outer…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-05-23 Tudor D. Stanescu , Anna Sitek , Andrei Manolescu

We investigate string correlations in an infinite-size spin-1/2 bond-alternating Heisenberg chain. By employing the infinite matrix product state representation with the infinite time evolving block decimation method, a finite string…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-05-30 Hai Tao Wang , Bo Li , Sam Young Cho

Coherent electron transport through a quantum channel in the presence of a general extended scattering potential is investigated using a T-matrix Lippmann-Schwinger approach. The formalism is applied to a quantum wire with Gaussian type…

Recent years have witnessed a surge of interest in performing measurements within topological phases of matter, e.g., symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases and topological orders. Notably, measurements of certain SPT states have been…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-10-30 Yabo Li , Mikhail Litvinov , Tzu-Chieh Wei

We investigate the effects of dissipation and driving on topological order in superconducting nanowires. Rather than studying the non-equilibrium steady state, we propose a method to classify and detect dynamical signatures of topological…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-03-07 Moos van Caspel , Sergio Enrique Tapias Arze , Isaac Pérez Castillo

A two-dimensional superconductor with spin-triplet p-wave pairing supports chiral or helical Majorana edge modes with a quantized (length $L$-independent) thermal conductance. Sufficiently strong anisotropy removes both chirality and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-06-26 M. Diez , I. C. Fulga , D. I. Pikulin , J. Tworzydlo , C. W. J. Beenakker

We present a detailed study of the topological properties of the Kitaev chain with long-range pairing terms and in the presence of an Aubry-Andr\'e-Harper on-site potential. Specifically, we consider algebraically decaying superconducting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-01 Joana Fraxanet , Utso Bhattacharya , Tobias Grass , Debraj Rakshit , Maciej Lewenstein , Alexandre Dauphin

The authors apply the generalized master equation to analyze time-dependent transport through a finite quantum wire with an embedded subsystem. The parabolic quantum wire and the leads with several subbands are described by a continuous…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Vidar Gudmundsson , Cosmin Gainar , Chi-Shung Tang , Valeriu Moldoveanu , Andrei Manolescu

The topological phases of random Kitaev $\alpha$-chains are labelled by the number of localized edge Majorana Zero Modes. The critical lines between these phases thus correspond to delocalization transitions for these localized edge…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2018-10-18 Cecile Monthus

We present a reentrant phase transition in a bridging model between two different topological models: Kitaev and Haldane chains. This model is activated by introducing a bond alternation into the Kitaev chain [A. Yu Kitaev, Phys.-Usp. {\bf…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-12-20 Takanori Sugimoto , Mitsuyoshi Ohtsu , Takami Tohyama

It was recently shown that an interacting Kitaev topological superconductor model is exactly solvable based on two-step Jordan-Wigner transformations together with one spin rotation. We generalize this model by including the dimerization,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-10-25 Motohiko Ezawa

A number of topological phases are found to emerge in the ferromagnetic Kitaev-Heisenberg model on CaVO lattice in the presence of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. Heisenberg and Kitaev terms have been considered on nearest and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-05-05 Moumita Deb , Asim Kumar Ghosh

We present an analytical solution for the full spectrum of Kitaev's one-dimensional p-wave superconductor with arbitrary hopping, pairing amplitude and chemical potential in the case of an open chain. We also discuss the structure of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-12 Iman Mahyaeh , Eddy Ardonne