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We consider a Rashba spin-orbit coupled nanowire with anisotropic spin-singlet superconducting pairing and time-reversal-invariant symmetry. We explore the evolution of the topological superconducting phases of this system due to geometric…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-03-11 Gianluca Francica , Mario Cuoco , Paola Gentile

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 study topological transitions in one dimensional superconductors that can harbor multiple edge Majorana bound states protected by chiral symmetry. The chiral symmetry arises due to the structure of the internal spin degrees of freedom of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-05-05 Kristian Løvås Svalland , Maria Teresa Mercaldo , Mario Cuoco

We investigate the nature of the superconducting state in curved nanostructures with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC). In bent nanostructures with inhomogeneous curvature we find a local enhancement or suppression of the superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-09-27 Zu-Jian Ying , Mario Cuoco , Carmine Ortix , Paola Gentile

We put forth a theoretical framework for engineering a two-dimensional (2D) second-order topological superconductor (SOTSC) by utilizing a heterostructure: incorporating noncollinear magnetic textures between an $s$-wave superconductor and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-30 Pritam Chatterjee , Arnob Kumar Ghosh , Ashis K. Nandy , Arijit Saha

Majorana corner modes appearing in two-dimensional second-order topological superconductors have great potential applications for fault-tolerant topological quantum computations. We demonstrate that in the presence of an in-plane magentic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-04-07 S. Ikegaya , W. B. Rui , D. Manske , Andreas P. Schnyder

Spin-orbit coupling in two-dimensional systems is usually characterized by Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling (SOC) linear in the wave vector. However, there is a growing class of materials which instead support dominant SOC cubic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-05-03 Mohammad Alidoust , Chenghao Shen , Igor Zutic

Experimental efforts on topological superconductivity (TSC) have primarily focused on the detection of Majorana boundary modes, while the bulk properties of TSC - particularly in two dimensions (2D) - remain relatively underexplored. In…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-02-17 Yunxiang Liao , Yi-Ting Hsu

In two dimensions, an s-wave superconductor in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling possesses distinct topologically non-trivial ground state phases controlled by Zeeman splitting and band filling. These phases can be characterized in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-08-26 Stefan Gorol , Florian Loder , Daniel Braak , Arno P. Kampf , Thilo Kopp

The search for a superconductor with non-s-wave pairing is important not only for understanding unconventional mechanisms of superconductivity but also for finding new types of quasiparticles such as Majorana bound states. Materials with…

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

Many-body instabilities and topological physics are two attractive topics in condensed matter physics. It is intriguing to explore the interplay between these phenomena in a single quantum material. Here, using the prototypical charge…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-10-18 Zishen Wang , Jingyang You , Chuan Chen , Jinchao Mo , Jingyu He , Lishu Zhang , Jun Zhou , Kian Ping Loh , Yuan Ping Feng

The combination of spin-orbit coupling with interactions results in many exotic phases of matter. In this Letter, we investigate the superconducting pairing instability of the two-dimensional extended Hubbard model with both Rashba and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-07-08 Majid Kheirkhah , Zhongbo Yan , Yuki Nagai , Frank Marsiglio

Two-dimensional second-order topological superconductors (SOTSCs) have gapped bulk and edge states, with zero-energy Majorana bound states localized at corners. Motivated by recent advances in Majorana nanowire experiments, we propose to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-25 S. Franca , D. V. Efremov , I. C. Fulga

We show that the surface of an $s$-wave superconductor decorated with a two-dimensional lattice of magnetic impurities can exhibit chiral topological superconductivity. If impurities order ferromagnetically and the superconducting surface…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-07-29 Jian Li , Titus Neupert , Zhi Jun Wang , A. H. MacDonald , A. Yazdani , B. Andrei Bernevig

There have recently been several experiments studying induced superconductivity in semiconducting two-dimensional electron gases that are strongly coupled to thin superconducting layers, as well as probing possible topological phases…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-24 Christopher Reeg , Daniel Loss , Jelena Klinovaja

Intrinsic Rashba spin-orbital coupling (SOC) can exist in centrosymmetric materials with local inversion symmetry breaking. Here we show that such a SOC can induce topological superconductivity together with an in-plane Zeeman field in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-09-05 Jiong Mei , Kun Jiang , Shengshan Qin , Jiangping Hu

One of the most important physical effects in condensed matter physics is the Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC), introduced in seminal works by Emmanuel Rashba. In this article, we discuss, describe, and review (providing critical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-24 Sankar Das Sarma , Katharina Laubscher , Haining Pan , Jay D. Sau , Tudor D. Stanescu

Over the past fifteen years, tremendous efforts have been devoted to realizing topological superconductivity in realistic materials and systems, predominately propelled by their promising application potentials in fault-tolerant quantum…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-01-31 Wei Qin , Jiaqing Gao , Ping Cui , Zhenyu Zhang

The topological superconducting state is a highly sought-after quantum state hosting topological order and Majorana excitations. In this work, we explore the mechanism to realize the topological superconductivity (TSC) in the doped Mott…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-04-03 Yixuan Huang , Shou-Shu Gong , D. N. Sheng
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