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Driven-dissipative quantum systems generically do not satisfy simple notions of detailed balance based on the time symmetry of correlation functions. We show that such systems can nonetheless exhibit a hidden time-reversal symmetry which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-16 David Roberts , Andrew Lingenfelter , Aashish Clerk

Time-reversal symmetry (TRS) may be broken in superconductors with three or more condensates interacting repulsively, yielding two degenerate states specified by chirality of gap functions. We consider a loop of such superconductor with two…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-01-20 Zhao Huang , Xiao Hu

We study the superconducting state of multi-orbital spin-orbit coupled systems in the presence of an orbitally driven inversion asymmetry assuming that the inter-orbital attraction is the dominant pairing channel. Although the inversion…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-06-06 Yuri Fukaya , Shun Tamura , Keiji Yada , Yukio Tanaka , Paola Gentile , Mario Cuoco

We investigate the superconducting state in a kagom\'e lattice, with intertwined charge order and time-reversal symmetry-breaking loop current, using self-consistent Bogoliubov-de Gennes formalism to find the emergent pairing symmetries.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-08 Pujita Das , Parth Bahuguna , Tulika Maitra , Narayan Mohanta

We describe the mean-field model of a one-dimensional topological superconductor with two orbitals per unit cell. Time-reversal symmetry is absent, but a nonsymmorphic symmetry, involving a translation by a fraction of the unit cell, mimics…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-13 Max Tymczyszyn , Edward McCann

We propose a superconducting instability where microscopic supercurrent loops form spontaneously within a unit cell at the superconducting transition temperature with only uniform, onsite and intra-orbital singlet pairing. As a result of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-08-12 Sudeep Kumar Ghosh , James F. Annett , Jorge Quintanilla

We explain how Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG), or in a conventional $s$-wave superconductor, can lead to a large magnetoresistance even with one ferromagnet. However, such enhanced…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-15 Chenghao Shen , Ranran Cai , Alex Matos-Abiague , Wei Han , Jong E. Han , Igor Zutic

We demonstrate the existence of topological superconductors (SC) protected by mirror and time reversal (TR) symmetries. D-dimensional (D=1,2,3) crystalline SCs are characterized by 2^(D-1) independent integer topological invariants, which…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-08-06 Fan Zhang , C. L. Kane , E. J. Mele

Superconductivity in materials whose crystal structure lacks inversion symmetry is a prime candidate for unconventional superconductivity. A new noncentrosymmetric compound Zr$_{3}$Ir crystallizes in a tetragonal $ \alpha $-V$_{3} $S…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-10-08 Sajilesh. K. P. , D. Singh , P. K. Biswas , Gavin B. G. Stenning , A. D. Hillier , R. P. Singh

When time-reversal symmetry is broken, quantum coherent systems with and without spin rotational symmetry exhibit the same universal behavior in their electric transport properties. We show that spin transport discriminates between these…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-07-30 Ph. Jacquod , I. Adagideli

We demonstrate the existence of topological insulators in one dimension protected by mirror and time-reversal symmetries. They are characterized by a nontrivial $\mathbb{Z}_2$ topological invariant defined in terms of the "partial"…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-27 Alexander Lau , Jeroen van den Brink , Carmine Ortix

I study the effects of disorder on the superconductivity of a three-band model with repulsive interband pairing. Such a model can support several possible superconducting order parameters, including a complex time-reversal symmetry breaking…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-08-10 Valentin Stanev

Motivated by recent progress in the superconductivity nonreciprocal phenomena, we study the general theory of Josephson diodes. The central ingredient for Josephson diodes is the asymmetric proximity process inside the tunneling barrier.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-11-04 Yi Zhang , Yuhao Gu , Pengfei Li , Jiangping Hu , Kun Jiang

We study the physical properties of an $s$-wave -- normal metal -- $d$-wave junction in terms of the Andreev bound states in the normal metal layer. The phase dependence of bound states with different orientations leads to superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-08-15 Andrea Huck , Anne van Otterlo , Manfred Sigrist

We consider mixed symmetry superconducting phases in Dirac materials in the odd parity channel, where pseudoscalar and vector order parameters can coexist due to their similar critical temperatures when attractive interactions are of finite…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-05-31 Luca Chirolli , Fernando de Juan , Francisco Guinea

Gapped excitation spectra of Andreev states are studied in one- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) normal systems in superconducting contacts subject to a parallel magnetic field. In the ballistic regime, a specific interplay between magnetic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Tkachov

Nonlocal tunneling spectroscopy of multiterminal semiconductor-superconductor hybrid devices is a powerful tool to investigate the Andreev bound states below the parent superconducting gap. We examine how to exploit both microscopic and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-10-03 Andrea Maiani , Max Geier , Karsten Flensberg

It is shown that for superconductors with circumference $2\pi R$ approaching BCS coherence length $\xi_0$ minimal period of the response of all thermodynamic quantities to external magnetic field is set by $hc/e$ i.e. twice the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-01-07 Victor Vakaryuk

We study the stability of topological crystalline superconductors in the symmetry class DIIIR and in two-dimensional space when perturbed by quartic contact interactions. It is known that no less than eight copies of helical pairs of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-05-18 Ömer M. Aksoy , Jyong-Hao Chen , Shinsei Ryu , Akira Furusaki , Christopher Mudry

A superconducting diode is an electronic device that conducts supercurrent and exhibits zero resistance primarily for one direction of applied current. Such a dissipationless diode is a desirable unit for constructing electronic circuits…