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We present the findings of the studies of the silicon sandwich nanostructure that represents the high mobility ultra - narrow silicon quantum well of the p - type (Si - QW), 2 nm, confined by the delta - barriers, 3 nm, heavily doped with…

In a semiconductor illuminated by a strong terahertz field, optically excited electron-hole pairs can recombine to emit light in a broad frequency comb evenly spaced by twice the terahertz frequency. Such high-order terahertz sideband…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-01-20 J. A. Crosse , Xiaodong Xu , Mark S. Sherwin , R. B. Liu

Novel mechanisms for electromagnetic wave emission in the terahertz (THz) frequency regime emerging at the nanometer scale have recently attracted intense attention for the purpose of searching next-generation broadband THz emitters. Here,…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-08-29 C. Zhou , Y. P. Liu , Z. Wang , S. J. Ma , M. W. Jia , R. Q. Wu , L. Zhou , W. Zhang , M. K. Liu , Y. Z. Wu , J. Qi

Recent advancements in spintronics have opened a new avenue in terahertz (THz) radiation sources that may outperform the traditional contact-based metallic counterparts. Inspired by the generation of broadband spintronic THz signals at the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-25 Abbas Ghaffari , Malek Abdelsamei , Puja Thapa , Seiji Mita , Ramón Collazo , Kenan Gundogdu , Dali Sun , Qing Gu

We report efficient terahertz (THz) generation in epitaxial $\alpha$-W/Co$_{60}$Fe$_{40}$ spintronic emitters. Two types of emitters have been investigated; epitaxial $\alpha$-W$(110)$/Co$_{60}$Fe$_{40}(110)$ and…

Backward terahertz radiation can be produced by a high-intensity laser normally incident upon an underdense plasma. It is found that terahertz radiation is generated by electrons refluxing along the bubble shell. These shell electrons have…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-05-01 J. F. Qu , X. F. Li , X. Y. Liu , P. Liu , Y , J. Song , Z. Fu , Q. Yu , Q. Kong

Cerenkov radiation from cavities have been analyzed by quantum electrodynamic theory. Analytical expressions of some basic radiation properties including Einstein's $A$ and $B$ coefficients are derived and shown to be directly modified by…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-11 Ju Gao , Fang Shen

Terahertz (THz) signals, mainly generated by photonic or electronic approaches, are being sought for various applications, whereas the development of magnetic source might be a necessary step to harness the magnetic nature of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 Zhifeng Zhu , Kaiming Cai , Jiefang Deng , Venkata Pavan Kumar Miriyala , Hyunsoo Yang , Xuanyao Fong , Gengchiau Liang

This study shows that a terahertz (THz) wave can be generated from the (001) surface of cleaved Bi$_{\textrm{2}}$Se$_{\textrm{3}}$ and Cu-doped Bi$_{\textrm{2}}$Se$_{\textrm{3}}$ single crystals using 800 nm femtosecond pulses. The…

We show that noncollinear Andreev reflections can be induced at interfaces of semiconductor nanowires with spin-orbit coupling, Zeeman splitting and proximity-induced superconductivity. In a noncollinear local Andreev reflection, the spin…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-11-27 B. H. Wu , W. Yi , J. C. Cao , G. -C. Guo

Irradiation of a thin metallic wire with an intense femtosecond laser pulse creates a strong discharge wave that travels as a narrow pulse along the wire surface. The travelling discharge efficiently emits secondary radiation with spectral…

Optics · Physics 2023-05-09 N. Bukharskii , Ph. Korneev

Altermagnetism has emerged as a promising ingredient for realizing nontrivial Josephson phases, but so far explored in single Josephson junctions. In this work, we consider the coherent coupling of two Josephson junctions with spin-singlet…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-03-06 Sayan Mondal , Jorge Cayao

Structured light, particularly in the terahertz frequency range, holds considerable potential for a diverse range of applications. However, the generation and control of structured terahertz radiation pose major challenges. In this work, we…

Giant oscillations of the conductance of a superconductor - ferromagnet - superconductor Andreev interferometer are predicted. The effect is due to the resonant transmission of normal electrons through Andreev levels when the voltage $V$…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Kadigrobov , R. I. Shekhter , M. Jonson , Z. Ivanov , T. Claeson

Cherenkov radiation enables high-energy particle identification through its velocity-dependent emission angle, yet conventional detectors fail to detect momenta beyond tens of GeV/c owing to the absence of natural materials with near-unity…

Optics · Physics 2025-08-29 Zhixiong Xie , Xiao Lin , Song Zhu , Chunyu Huang , Yu Luo , Hao Hu

Andreev bound states are superpositions of electrons and holes in a metal that form by coherent reflection from a superconductor. When the length of the superconductor is comparable to the superconducting coherence length, Andreev bound…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-19 Anders Enevold Dahl , Andrea Maiani , Max Geier , Javad Shabani , Karsten Flensberg

We theoretically investigate the quantum transports in a junction between a superconductor and a silicene nanoribbon, under the effect of a magnetic exchange field. We find that for a narrow nanoribbon of silicene, remarkable crossed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-26 Kangkang Li , Yan-Yang Zhang

Point-contact Andreev reflection measurements of Co/ and Cu/tungsten-carbide (WC$_x$) contacts are presented. Metallic thin films were patterned by e-beam-lithography and lift-off; tungsten carbide superconducting tips were grown directly…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-12-08 J. Barzola-Quiquia , M. Ziese , P. Esquinazi , N. Garcia

Coherent charge transport along ballistic paths can be introduced into graphene by Andreev reflection, for which an electron reflects from a superconducting contact as a hole, while a Cooper pair is transmitted. We use a liquid-helium…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-26 S. Bhandari , G. -H. Lee , K. Watanabe , T. Taniguchi , P. Kim , R. M. Westervelt

The Andreev current and the subgap conductance in a superconductor/ insulator/ ferromagnet (SIF) structure in the presence of a small spin-splitting field show novel interesting features (A. Ozaeta et al., Phys. Rev. B 86, 060509(R), 2012).…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-05-16 A. S. Vasenko , A. Ozaeta , S. Kawabata , F. W. J. Hekking , F. S. Bergeret