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We theoretically study the noncollinear magnetic texture effect on second-order topological superconductor (SOTSC) phase generated in unconventional $d$-wave superconductors and two-dimensional (2D) quantum spin Hall insulators (QSHI).…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-07 Minakshi Subhadarshini , Archana Mishra , Arijit Saha

We consider a three-dimensional topological insulator (TI) wire with a non-uniform chemical potential induced by gating across the cross-section. This inhomogeneity in chemical potential lifts the degeneracy between two one-dimensional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-13 Henry F. Legg , Daniel Loss , Jelena Klinovaja

By analytically solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations we study the fermion bound states at the center of the core of a vortex in a two-dimensional superconductor. We consider three kinds of 2D superconducting models: (a) a standard…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-11-11 Haoyun Deng , Nicholas Bonesteel , Pedro Schlottmann

Proximity-induced superconductivity in low-dimensional systems offers a powerful pathway to engineer topological superconducting phases in, otherwise, non-superconducting systems. These exotic phases are of fundamental and technological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-05 M. García Olmos , Y. Baba , R. A. Molina , M. Amado

We study surface superconductivity involving the `drumhead' surface states of (doped) Weyl loop materials. The leading weak coupling instability in the bulk is toward a chiral superconducting order, which fully gaps the Fermi surface. In…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-03-08 Yuxuan Wang , Rahul M. Nandkishore

We propose a nanomechanical detection scheme for Majorana bound states, which have been predicted to exist at the edges of a one-dimensional topological superconductor, implemented, for instance, using a semiconducting wire placed on top of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-12-22 Stefan Walter , Thomas L. Schmidt , Kjetil Børkje , Björn Trauzettel

The problems of participation of crystal chemical factors in creating of conditions to occurrence of a superconducting state in layered superconductors are considered. On the basis of the experimental data, given in the literature, new…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 L. M. Volkova , S. A. Polyshchuk , F. E. Herbeck

We have studied the variation of Tc with charge density and lattice parameters in Mg1-xAlxB2 superconducting samples at low Al doping x<8%. We show that high Tc occurs where the chemical potential is tuned at a "superconducting shape…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-02-01 A. Bianconi , D. Di Castro , S. Agrestini , G. Campi , N. L. Saini , A. Saccone , S. De Negri , M. Giovannini

We discuss the properties of topologically nontrivial superconducting phases and the conditions for their realization in condensed matter, and the principles for identifying Majorana bound states (MBSs). Along with the well-known Kitaev…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-05-23 V. V. Val'kov , M. S. Shustin , S. V. Aksenov , A. O. Zlotnikov , A. D. Fedoseev , V. A. Mitskan , M. Yu. Kagan

Theoretical research suggests a emergence of the Majorana bound states at the ends of the nanowires. Experimental verifications of said concept has already been executed, e.g., in superconductor/semiconductor nanowire devices where…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-12-01 Aksel Kobiałka , Andrzej Ptok

Topological superconductors (TSCs) are of significant current interest because they offer promising platforms for finding Majorana fermions. Here we report a new superconductor synthesized by intercalating Cu into a naturally-formed…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-19 Satoshi Sasaki , Kouji Segawa , Yoichi Ando

The possibility of inducing topological superconductivity with cuprate high-temperature superconductors (HTSC) is studied for various heterostructures. We first consider a ballistic planar junction between a HTSC and a metallic ferromagnet.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-05 So Takei , Benjamin M. Fregoso , Victor Galitski , S. Das Sarma

Topology and superconductivity, two distinct phenomena offer unique insight into quantum properties and their applications in quantum technologies, spintronics, and sustainable energy technologies if system can be found where they coexist.…

The search for artificial structure with tunable topological properties is an interesting research direction of today's topological physics. Here, we introduce a scheme to realize `topological semimetal states' with a three-dimensional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-11 Kaifa Luo , Rui Yu , Hongming Weng

Inducing superconducting correlations in magnetic topological insulators (MTIs) is emerging as a promising route toward the realization of topological superconductivity and Majorana modes. Here, we develop an analytical model for the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-12-04 Daniele Di Miceli , Eduárd Zsurka , Kristof Moors , Llorenç Serra , Thomas L. Schmidt

Conventional topological superconductors are fully gapped in the bulk but host gapless Majorana modes on their boundaries. We instead focus on a new class of superconductors, second-order topological superconductors, that have gapped,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-11-09 Yuxuan Wang , Mao Lin , Taylor L. Hughes

After a decade of intense theoretical and experimental efforts, demonstrating braiding of Majorana modes remains an unsolved problem in condensed matter physics due to platform specific challenges. In this work, we propose topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-10-20 Shiva T. Konakanchi , Jukka I. Väyrynen , Yong P. Chen , Pramey Upadhyaya , Leonid P. Rokhinson

Topological superconductors (TSCs) are unconventional superconductors with bulk superconducting gap and in-gap Majorana states on the boundary that may be used as topological qubits for quantum computation. Despite their importance in both…

Topological phases enable protected transport along the edges of materials, offering immunity against scattering from disorder and imperfections. These phases were suggested and demonstrated not only for electronic systems, but also for…

Topological nodal superconductors (SCs) have attracted considerable interest due to their gapless bulk excitations and exotic surface states. In this paper, by establishing a general framework of the effective theory for multi-orbital SCs,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-10-17 Dao-He Ma , Jin An