Time-reversal-invariant topological superconductivity in one and two dimensions

A Haim, Y Oreg - Physics Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
A topological superconductor is characterized by having a pairing gap in the bulk and
gapless self-hermitian Majorana modes at its boundary. In one dimension, these are zero …

Spin-orbit coupling induced splitting of Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states in antiferromagnetic dimers

P Beck, L Schneider, L Rózsa, K Palotás… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Magnetic atoms coupled to the Cooper pairs of a superconductor induce Yu-Shiba-Rusinov
states (in short Shiba states). In the presence of sufficiently strong spin-orbit coupling, the …

High-temperature Majorana fermions in magnet-superconductor hybrid systems

D Crawford, E Mascot, DK Morr, S Rachel - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
Magnet-superconductor hybrid (MSH) structures represent one of the most promising
platforms to realize, control, and manipulate Majorana modes using scanning tunneling …

Josephson junctions of two-dimensional time-reversal invariant superconductors: Signatures of the topological phase

GFR Ruiz, MA Rampp, AA Aligia, J Schmalian… - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
We determine the current-phase relation (CPR) of two-terminal configurations of Josephson
junctions containing two-dimensional (2D) time-reversal invariant topological …

Anomalous Shiba states in topological iron-based superconductors

A Ghazaryan, A Kirmani, RM Fernandes, P Ghaemi - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
We demonstrate the formation of robust zero-energy modes close to magnetic impurities in
the iron-based superconductor FeSe 1− x Te x. We find that the Zeeman field generated by …

Quasiparticle focusing of bound states in two-dimensional -wave superconductors

M Uldemolins, A Mesaros, P Simon - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
A magnetic impurity on a superconducting substrate induces in-gap Yu-Shiba-Rusinov
(YSR) bound states, whose intricate spatial structure crucially influences the possibilities of …

Detrimental effects of disorder in two-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological superconductors

M Mashkoori, F Parhizgar, S Rachel… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The robustness against local perturbations, as long as the symmetry of the system is
preserved, is a distinctive feature of topological quantum states. Magnetic impurities and …

Entangled end states with fractionalized spin projection in a time-reversal-invariant topological superconducting wire

AA Aligia, L Arrachea - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
We study the ground state and low-energy subgap excitations of a finite wire of a time-
reversal-invariant topological superconductor (TRITOPS) with spin-orbit coupling. We solve …

Proximity induced time-reversal topological superconductivity in films without phase tuning

OE Casas, L Arrachea, WJ Herrera, AL Yeyati - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
Many proposals to generate a time-reversal invariant topological superconducting phase
are based on imposing a π-phase difference between the superconducting leads …

Catalog of Andreev spectra and Josephson effects in structures with time-reversal-invariant topological superconductor wires

L Arrachea, A Camjayi, AA Aligia, L Gruneiro - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We study all the possible different two-terminal configurations of Josephson junctions
containing wires of time-reversal-invariant topological superconductors and ordinary …