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We theoretically investigate the possibility of obtaining Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in penta-silicene nanoribbons (p-SiNRs) with induced \textit{p}-wave superconductivity. The model explicitly considers an external magnetic field…

Graphene nanoribbons with armchair edges are studied for externally enhanced, but realistic parameter values: enhanced Rashba spin-orbit coupling due to proximity to a transition metal dichalcogenide like WS$_{2}$, and enhanced Zeeman field…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-27 Zhen-Hua Wang , Eduardo V. Castro , Hai-Qing Lin

Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are bound midgap topological excitations at the ends of a 1D topological superconductor, which must come in pairs. If the two MZMs in the pair are sufficiently well-separated by a distance much larger than their…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-22 Haining Pan , Sankar Das Sarma

The unambiguous identification of topological Majorana-bound states (MBSs) in superconducting hybrid systems is hindered by trivial low-energy excitations, especially partially separated Andreev bound states (psABSs), which can mimic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-13 Shubhanshu Karoliya , Ekta , Gargee Sharma

The search for robust topological superconductivity and Majorana bound states continues, exploring both one-dimensional (1D) systems such as semiconducting nanowires and two-dimensional (2D) platforms. In this work we study a 2D approach…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-04-21 Fernando Peñaranda , Ramón Aguado , Elsa Prada , Pablo San-Jose

We investigate theoretically a one-dimensional semiconductor-superconductor (SM-SC) heterostructure with Rashba spin-orbit coupling and parallel Zeeman field in the presence of disorder generated by random charged impurities and identify…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-21 Binayyak B. Roy , Rimika Jaiswal , Tudor D. Stanescu , Sumanta Tewari

Full-shell nanowires have been proposed as an alternative nanowire design in the search of topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes (MZMs). They are hybrid nanostructures consisting of a semiconductor core fully covered by a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-03-25 Carlos Payá , Samuel D. Escribano , Andrea Vezzosi , Fernando Peñaranda , Ramón Aguado , Pablo San-Jose , Elsa Prada

Majorana zero modes (MZMs)--bearing potential applications for topological quantum computing--are verified in quasi-one-dimensional (1D) Fermion systems, including semiconductor nanowires, magnetic atomic chains, planar Josephson junctions.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-29 Shu-guang Cheng , Jie Liu , Haiwen Liu , Hua Jiang , Qing-feng Sun , X. C. Xie

One-dimensional topological superconductors host Majorana zero modes (MZMs), the non-local property of which could be exploited for quantum computing applications. Spin- polarized scanning tunneling microscopy measurements show that MZMs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-10-16 Sangjun Jeon , Yonglong Xie , Jian Li , Zhijun Wang , B. Andrei Bernevig , Ali Yazdani

Inspired by recent experimental discoveries of superconductivity in chirally-stacked and twisted multilayer graphene, we study models of $f$-wave superconductivity on the honeycomb lattice with arbitrary numbers of layers. These models…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-09-26 Võ Ti\'ên Phong , Héctor Sainz-Cruz , Eugene J. Mele , Francisco Guinea

Non-Abelian anyons such as Majorana zero modes (MZMs) have the potential to enable fault-tolerant quantum computing through topological protection. Experimentally reported InSb topological superconductor nanowires (TSNW) are investigated…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-16 Mirko Poljak

A clear demonstration of topological superconductivity (TS) and Majorana zero modes remains one of the major pending goal in the field of topological materials. One common strategy to generate TS is through the coupling of an s-wave…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-12-23 P. San-Jose , J. L. Lado , R. Aguado , F. Guinea , J. Fernández-Rossier

Graphene nanoribbons support a range of electronic phases that can be controlled via external stimuli. Zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs), in particular, exhibit an antiferromagnetic insulating ground state that transitions to a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-16 Ruize Ma , Michele Pizzochero , Gaurav Chaudhary

Majorana Zero Modes (MZMs) are prime candidates for robust topological quantum bits, holding a great promise for quantum computing. Semiconducting nanowires with strong spin orbit coupling offers a promising platform to harness…

Topological phases in one-dimensional superconducting systems are commonly characterized by symmetry-protected invariants. These invariants determine the number of Majorana zero-energy boundary modes but do not specify their corresponding…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-05-11 Vijay Pathak , Vaishnav Mallya , Sujit Sarkar

Magnet-superconductor hybrid (MSH) systems represent promising platforms to host Majorana zero modes (MZMs), the elemental building blocks for fault-tolerant quantum computers. Theoretical description of such MSH structures is mostly based…

Recent studies propose Majorana polarization (MP) as a tool for identifying topological Majorana bound states (MBS). We analyze MP in two systems: a one-dimensional (1d) semiconducting nanowire and a quasi-1d system, both with Rashba…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-07 Shubhanshu Karoliya , Sumanta Tewari , Gargee Sharma

There has been recent interest in superconductor-magnetic insulator hybrid Rashba nanowire setups for potentially hosting Majorana zero modes at smaller external Zeeman fields. Using the non-equilibrium Green's function technique, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-01-27 Roshni Singh , Bhaskaran Muralidharan

The functionalized graphene with induced superconductivity, Zeeman coupling, and finite Rashba spin-orbit coupling is proposed to display topological superconducting phases with Majorana end modes. We obtain the phase diagram of bulk…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-01-21 Zhen-Hua Wang , Eduardo V. Castro , Hai-Qing Lin

The interplay of disorder and short finite wire length is the crucial physics hindering progress in the semiconductor-superconductor nanowire platform for realizing non-Abelian Majorana zero modes (MZM). Disorder effectively segments the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-05 Haining Pan , Sankar Das Sarma
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