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Through a systematic symmetry and topology analysis we establish that three-dimensional chiral superconductors with strong spin-orbit coupling and odd-parity pairing generically host low-energy nodal quasiparticles that are…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-02-07 Vladyslav Kozii , Jörn W. F. Venderbos , Liang Fu

We complete a classification of topological phases and their topological defects in crystalline insulators and superconductors. We consider topological phases and defects described by non-interacting Bloch and Bogoliubov de Gennes…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-10-15 Ken Shiozaki , Masatoshi Sato

Three dimensional topological superconductors with time reversal symmetry (class DIII) are indexed by an integer $\nu$, the number of surface Majorana cones, according to the free fermion classification. The superfluid B phase of He$^3$…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-06-13 Max A. Metlitski , Lukasz Fidkowski , Xie Chen , Ashvin Vishwanath

We investigate the phase diagram of a three-dimensional, time-reversal symmetric topological superconductor in the presence of charge impurities and random $s$-wave pairing. Combining complimentary field theoretic and numerical methods, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-06-02 Bitan Roy , Yahya Alavirad , Jay D. Sau

UTe$_2$ has recently been found to be a likely spin-triplet superconductor that exhibits evidence for chiral Majorana edge states. A characteristic structural feature of UTe$_2$ is inversion-symmetry related pairs of U atoms, forming rungs…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-03-10 Tatsuya Shishidou , Han Gyeol Suh , P. M. R. Brydon , Michael Weinert , Daniel F. Agterberg

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

We theoretically study superconductivity in UTe$_2$, which is a recently-discovered strong candidate for an odd-parity spin-triplet superconductor. Theoretical studies for this compound faced difficulty because first-principles calculations…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-11-25 Jun Ishizuka , Shuntaro Sumita , Akito Daido , Youichi Yanase

We show that introducing spin-singlet or spin-triplet superconductivity into twisted bilayer graphene induces higher-order topological superconductivity. $C_{2z}T$-protected corner states of Majorana Kramers pairs appear at the boundary…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-08-13 Aaron Chew , Yijie Wang , B. Andrei Bernevig , Zhi-Da Song

The coupled-wires approach has been shown to be useful in describing two-dimensional strongly interacting topological phases. In this manuscript we extend this approach to three-dimensions, and construct a model for a fractional strong…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-11-25 Eran Sagi , Yuval Oreg

We show theoretically that a heterostructure of monolayer FeTe$_{1-x}$Se$_x$ - a superconducting quantum spin Hall material - with a monolayer of FeTe - a bicollinear antiferromagnet - realizes a higher order topological superconductor…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-10-23 Rui-Xing Zhang , William S. Cole , Xianxin Wu , S. Das Sarma

In this paper, we present an exactly solvable model for two dimensional topological superconductor with helical Majorana edge modes protected by time reversal symmetry. Our construction is based on the idea of decorated domain walls and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-09-05 Zitao Wang , Shang-Qiang Ning , Xie Chen

$\rm CePt_3Si$ is a novel heavy fermion superconductor, crystallising in the $\rm CePt_3B$ structure as a tetragonally distorted low symmetry variant of the $\rm AuCu_3$ structure type. $\rm CePt_3Si$ exhibits antiferromagnetic order at…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-10 E. Bauer , G. Hilscher , H. Michor , Ch. Paul , E. W. Scheidt , A. Gribanov , Yu. Seropegi , H. Noel , M. Sigrist , P. Rogl

Topological crystalline superconductors have attracted rapidly rising attention due to the possibility of higher-order phases, which support Majorana modes on boundaries in $d-2$ or lower dimensions. However, although the classification and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-03-24 Sheng-Jie Huang , Yi-Ting Hsu

The large diversity of exotic electronic phases displayed by two-dimensional superconductors confronts physicists with new challenges. These include the recently discovered quantum Griffith singularity in atomic Ga films, topological phases…

Compared with an isolated exceptional point, exceptional surfaces in non-Hermitian systems are more robust against environment noises, fabrication errors, and experimental uncertainties. Thanks to this, exceptional surfaces can be applied…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-16 Guo-Qiang Zhang , Si-Yan Lin , Wei Feng , Yu Wang , Yang Yu , Chui-Ping Yang

Based on the first-principles calculations, we theoretically propose topologically non-trivial states in a recently experimentally discovered superconducting material CaSn$_3$. When the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is ignored, the material is…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-11-28 Sunny Gupta , Rinkle Juneja , Ravindra Shinde , Abhishek K. Singh

The search for topological superconductors and non-Abelian Majorana modes ranks among the most fascinating topics in condensed matter physics. There now exist several fundamental superconducting phases which host symmetry protected or…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-05-23 Cheung Chan , Xiong-Jun Liu

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

Using an asymptotically exact weak coupling analysis of a multi-orbital Hubbard model of the electronic structure of \SRO, we show that the interplay between spin and charge fluctuations leads unequivocally to triplet pairing which…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-10-19 S. Raghu , A. Kapitulnik , S. A. Kivelson

We study Fabry-Perot interference in hybrid devices, each consisting of a mesoscopic superconducting disk deposited on the surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator. Such structures are hypothesized to contain protected zero…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-17 A. D. K. Finck , C. Kurter , E. D. Huemiller , Y. S. Hor , D. J. Van Harlingen
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