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We study the quantum transport in double quantum dots (DQD) sandwiched between surfaces of topological insulator (TI) Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$, which possess strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and $^{d}$C$_{3v}$ double group symmetry. Different from…

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In the present work, we investigate the electronic transport through a T-shape double quantum dot system coupled to two normal leads and to one superconducting lead. We explore the interplay between Kondo and Andreev states due to proximity…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-23 A. M. Calle , M. Pacheco , G. B. Martins , V. M. Apel , G. A. Lara , P. A. Orellana

We report a transport experiment on the Fano effect in a quantum connecting wire (QW) with a side-coupled quantum dot (QD). The Fano resonance occurs between the QD and the "T-shaped" junction in the wire, and the transport detects…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Kensuke Kobayashi , Hisashi Aikawa , Akira Sano , Shingo Katsumoto , Yasuhiro Iye

Correlation effects on electron transport through a system of T-shaped double-dots are investigated, for which only one of the dots is directly connected to the leads. We evaluate the local density of states and the conductance by means of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Yusuke Takazawa , Yoshiki Imai , Norio Kawakami

We have observed asymmetric Fano resonances in the conductance of a single electron transistor resulting from interference between a resonant and a nonresonant path through the system. The resonant component shows all the features typical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Goeres , D. Goldhaber-Gordon , S. Heemeyer , M. A. Kastner , Hadas Shtrikman , D. Mahalu , U. Meirav

A leading candidate for experimental confirmation of the non-local quantum dynamics of Majorana fermions is the topological Kondo effect, predicted for mesoscopic superconducting islands connected to metallic leads. We identify an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-07-16 B. Béri

We investigate the dynamical and transport features of a Kondo dot side-coupled to a topological superconductor (TS). The Majorana fermion states (MFS) formed at the ends of the TS are found to be able to alter the Kondo physics profoundly:…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2012-10-24 Minchul Lee , Jong Soo Lim , Heunghwan Khim , Rosa Lopez

We study the thermoelectric transport through a single-level quantum dot (QD) coupled to two normal metallic leads and side-coupled to Majorana bound state (MBS). The Coulomb interaction in QD is considered. To investigate only the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-10 Chol Won Ri , Kum Hyok Jong , Song Jin Im , Hak Chol Pak

Double-level quantum systems are good candidates for revealing coherent quantum transport properties. Here, we consider quantum interference effects due to the formation of a two-level system (TLS) coupled to the edge channel of a zigzag…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-02-09 Mohsen Amini , Morteza Soltani , Samira Baninajarian , Mohsen Rezaei

Epitaxial semiconductor-superconductor hybrid materials are an excellent basis for studying mesoscopic and topological superconductivity, as the semiconductor inherits a hard superconducting gap while retaining tunable carrier density.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-10 D. Sherman , J. S. Yodh , S. M. Albrecht , J. Nygård , P. Krogstrup , C. M. Marcus

We report on electrical transport measurements through a carbon nanotube quantum dot coupled to a normal and a superconducting lead. The ratio of Kondo temperature and superconducting gap $T_{K}/\Delta$ is identified to govern the transport…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. R. Graeber , T. Nussbaumer , W. Belzig , T. Kontos , C. Schoenenberger

We examine the transport properties of a double quantum dot system coupled to a topological superconducting nanowire hosting Majorana quasiparticles at its ends, with the central quantum dot attached to the left and right leads. We focus on…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-02-21 Piotr Majek , Ireneusz Weymann

We analyze the influence of a local pairing on the quantum interference in nanoscopic systems. As a model system we choose the double quantum dot coupled to one metallic and one superconducting electrode in the T-shape geometry. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-10 Jan Barański , Tomasz Zienkiewicz , Magdalena Barańska , Konrad Jerzy Kapcia

We present the transport properties of a strongly correlated quantum dot attached to two leads with a side coupled non-interacting quantum dot. Transport properties are analyzed using the slave boson mean field theory which is reliable in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 B. H. Wu , J. C. Cao , Kang-Hun Ahn

We study the low-energy transport properties of a hybrid device composed by a native quantum dot coupled to both ends of a topological superconducting nanowire section hosting Majorana zero-modes. The account of the coupling between the dot…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-14 L. S. Ricco , Y. Marques , J. E. Sanches , I. A. Shelykh , A. C. Seridonio

We analyze the nonequilibrium transport properties of a parallel double quantum dot in terms of its full counting statistics (FCS). The parameters of the setup are assumed to be such that both subsystems are driven into the Kondo regime.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-04 D. Breyel , A. Komnik

In this work,we study the Kondo effect of a quantum dot (QD) connected to leads and to a discrete set of one particle states provided by a quantum box represented by a quantum ring (QR) pierced by a magnetic flux side attached to the QD.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 V. M. Apel , Pedro A. Orellana , Monica Pacheco , E. V. Anda

We investigate the equilibrium and non-equilibrium transport through a quantum dot in the Kondo regime, embedded between a normal metal and a topological superconductor supporting Majorana bound states at its end points. We find that the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-11-07 Razvan Chirla , I. V. Dinu , V. Moldoveanu , Catalin Pascu Moca

Using the modified perturbation theory, we theoretically study the nonequilibrium Andreev transport through a quantum dot coupled to normal and superconducting leads (N-QD-S), which is strongly influenced by the Kondo and superconducting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-18 Yasuhiro Yamada , Yoichi Tanaka , Norio Kawakami

In this article, we study the quantum transport through a single-level quantum-dot in Kondo regime, coupled to current leads and embedded between two one-dimensional topological superconductors, each hosting Majorana zero modes at their…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-05-24 G. A. Lara , J. P. Ramos-Andrade , D. Zambrano , P. A. Orellana