Designing materials with advanced functionalities is the main focus of contemporary solid-
state physics and chemistry. Research efforts worldwide are funneled into a few high-end …

Quantum technology has grown out of quantum information theory and now provides a
valuable tool that researchers from numerous fields can add to their toolbox of research …

We review theoretical and experimental highlights in transport in two-dimensional
topological materials over the last five years. Topological materials comprise topological …

Semiconducting quantum wires defined within two-dimensional electron gases and strongly
coupled to thin superconducting layers have been extensively explored in recent …

We report on structural and electronic properties of superconducting nanohybrids made of
Pb grown in the ultrahigh vacuum on the atomically clean surface of single crystals of …

Broadband photodetectors with self-driven functions have attracted intensive scientific
interest due to their low energy consumption and high optical gain. However, high …

Typically, topological superconductivity is reachable via proximity effect by a direct
deposition of superconductor (S) on top of a topological insulator (TI) surface. Here, the …

We have used Bi 2 Se 3 nanoribbons, grown by catalyst-free physical vapor deposition to
fabricate high quality Josephson junctions with Al superconducting electrodes. In our …

Many applications of topological insulators (TIs) as well as new phenomena require devices
with reduced dimensions. While much progress has been made to realize thin films of TIs …

This paper reviews recent developments in quantum transport and it presents current efforts
to explore the contribution of topological insulator boundary states to thermoelectricity in Bi 2 …