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Recently topological superconducting states has attracted a lot of interest. In this work, we consider a topo- logical superconductor with $Z_2$ topological mirror order [1] and s$\pm$-wave superconducting pairing symmetry, within a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-11-18 Yuan-Yen Tai , Hongchul Choi , Towfiq Ahmed , C. S. Ting , Jian-Xin Zhu

It is commonly assumed that topological phase transitions in topological superconductors are accompanied by a closing of the topological gap or a change of the symmetry of the system. We demonstrate that an unconventional topological phase…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-06-16 Maciej M. Maśka , Nicholas Sedlmayr , Aksel Kobiałka , Tadeusz Domański

We consider a one-dimensional system combining local magnetic moments and a delocalized metallic band on top of a superconducting substrate. This system can describe a chain of magnetic impurities with both localized polarized orbitals and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-12-13 Gian Marcello Andolina , Pascal Simon

Higher-order topological insulators exhibit multidimensional topological physics and unique application values due to their ability of integrating stable boundary states at multiple dimensions in a single chip. However, for…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-11-11 Ying Wu , Mou Yan , Hai-Xiao Wang , Feng Li , Jian-Hua Jiang

We show that lattice dislocations of topological iron-based superconductors such as FeTe$_{1-x}$Se$_x$ will intrinsically trap non-Abelian Majorana quasiparticles, in the absence of any external magnetic field. Our theory is motivated by…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-09-20 Lun-Hui Hu , Rui-Xing Zhang

We investigate topological superconductivity in the Rashba-Hubbard model, describing heavy-atom superlattice and van der Waals materials with broken inversion. We focus in particular on fillings close to the van Hove singularities, where a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-06-26 Pietro M. Bonetti , Debmalya Chakraborty , Xianxin Wu , Andreas P. Schnyder

Higher-order topological superconductors host Majorana zero modes localized at corners or hinges, providing a promising route toward scalable and controllable Majorana networks without vortices or magnetic flux. Here we propose a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-02-06 Yongting Shi , Qing Wang , Zhen-Guo Fu , Ping Zhang , Ning Hao

Topological superconductivity in quasi-one-dimensional systems is a novel phase of matter with possible implications for quantum computation. Despite years of effort, a definitive signature of this phase in experiments is still debated. A…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-12 Omri Lesser , Andrew Saydjari , Marie Wesson , Amir Yacoby , Yuval Oreg

A monolayer of the high-$T_c$ superconductor FeTe$_{1-x}$Se$_x$ has been predicted to realize a topologically non-trivial state with helical edge modes at its boundary, providing a novel intrinsic system to search for topological…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-04-27 Xianxin Wu , Xin Liu , Ronny Thomale , Chao-Xing Liu

A major challenge in developing topological superconductors for implementing topological quantum computing is their characterization and control. It has been proposed that a p-wave gapped topological superconductor can be fabricated with…

Recent theories and experiments have suggested that strong spin-orbit coupling effects in certain band insulators can give rise to a new phase of quantum matter, the so-called topological insulator, which can show macroscopic entanglement…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-08-26 Y. Xia , D. Qian , D. Hsieh , L. Wray , A. Pal , H. Lin , A. Bansil , D. Grauer , Y. S. Hor , R. J. Cava , M. Z. Hasan

Recently, superconductivity has been observed in twisted WSe$_2$ moir\'{e} structures (Xia et al., Nature 2024; Guo et al., Nature 2025). Its transition temperature is high, reaching a few percent of the Fermi temperature scale. Here, we…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-04-02 Fang Xie , Lei Chen , Shouvik Sur , Yuan Fang , Jennifer Cano , Qimiao Si

Recently, it has been suggested that topological superconductivity and Majorana end states can be realized in a chain of magnetic impurities on the surface of an s-wave superconductor when the magnetic moments form a spin helix as a result…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-10-17 Falko Pientka , Leonid I. Glazman , Felix von Oppen

Topological phases of matter are among the most intriguing research directions in Condensed Matter Physics. It is known that superconductivity induced on a topological insulator's surface can lead to exotic Majorana modes, the main…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-05-20 J. Herbrych , M. Środa , G. Alvarez , M. Mierzejewski , E. Dagotto

Topological superconductivity is currently one of the prime interests, given the properties of its exotic nature of chiral edge states. A broken time-reversal symmetry (TRS) is an essential ingredient in the recipe of a chiral edge state.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-08-05 Sajid Sekh , Andrzej Ptok

In iron-based superconductors, band inversion of $d$- and $p$-orbitals yields Dirac semimetallic states. We theoretically investigate their topological properties in normal and superconducting phases, based on the tight-binding model…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-09-18 Takuto Kawakami , Masatoshi Sato

Exploration of nontrivial superconductivity and electronic band topology is at the core of condensed matter physics and applications to quantum information. The transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) MoTe$_2$ has been proposed as an ideal…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-05-16 Sangyun Lee , Myungjun Kang , Duk Y. Kim , Jihyun Kim , Suyeon Cho , Sangmo Cheon , Tuson Park

In the presence of both space and time reversal symmetries, an s-wave A1g superconducting state is usually topologically trivial. Here we demonstrate that an exception can take place in a type of nonsymmorphic lattice structures. We specify…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-02-17 Shengshan Qin , Chen Fang , Fu-Chun Zhang , Jiangping Hu

The high Tc superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45 has recently been shown to support a surface state with topological character. Here we use low-energy laser-based ARPES with variable light polarization, including both linear and circular…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-05-22 J. D. Rameau , N. Zaki , G. D. Gu , P. D. Johnson , M. Weinert

The theory of symmetry indicators has enabled database searches for topological materials in normal conducting phases, which has led to several encyclopedic topological material databases. To date, such a database for topological…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-07-07 Feng Tang , Seishiro Ono , Xiangang Wan , Haruki Watanabe