Conductance quantization at zero magnetic field in InSb nanowires

J Kammhuber, MC Cassidy, H Zhang, O Gul, F Pei… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Ballistic electron transport is a key requirement for existence of a topological phase
transition in proximitized InSb nanowires. However, measurements of quantized …

Thermoelectric conversion at 30 K in InAs/InP nanowire quantum dots

D Prete, PA Erdman, V Demontis, V Zannier… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate high-temperature thermoelectric conversion in InAs/InP nanowire quantum
dots by taking advantage of their strong electronic confinement. The electrical conductance …

Controlling the diameter distribution and density of InAs nanowires grown by Au-assisted methods

UP Gomes, D Ercolani, V Zannier… - Semiconductor …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
III-V semiconductor nanowires have attracted intensive research interest because of their
promising optical and electronic properties that can be manipulated by tailoring nanowire …

Calibration‐Free and High‐Sensitivity Microwave Detectors Based on InAs/InP Nanowire Double Quantum Dots

S Cornia, V Demontis, V Zannier… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
At the cutting‐edge of microwave detection technology, novel approaches which exploit the
interaction between microwaves and quantum devices are rising. In this study, microwaves …

Nonlocal thermoelectricity in a Cooper-pair splitter

R Hussein, M Governale, S Kohler, W Belzig… - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We investigate the nonlocal thermoelectric transport in a Cooper-pair splitter based on a
double-quantum-dot-superconductor three-terminal hybrid structure. We find that the …

Ionic‐Liquid Gating of InAs Nanowire‐Based Field‐Effect Transistors

J Lieb, V Demontis, D Prete, D Ercolani… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Here, the operation of a field‐effect transistor based on a single InAs nanowire gated by an
ionic liquid is reported. Liquid gating yields very efficient carrier modulation with a …

Spectroscopy of the superconducting proximity effect in nanowires using integrated quantum dots

C Jünger, A Baumgartner, R Delagrange… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
The superconducting proximity effect has recently attracted a renewed interest as the basis
of topologically nontrivial states in materials with a large spin–orbit interaction, with …

Tuning Rashba spin-orbit coupling in homogeneous semiconductor nanowires

P Wójcik, A Bertoni, G Goldoni - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
We use k· p theory to estimate the Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in large semiconductor
nanowires. We specifically investigate GaAs-and InSb-based devices with different gate …

Observation of phonon Stark effect

Z Huang, Y Bai, Y Zhao, L Liu, X Zhao, J Wu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Stark effect, the electric-field analogue of magnetic Zeeman effect, is one of the celebrated
phenomena in modern physics and appealing for emergent applications in electronics …

Nanoparticle stability in axial InAs–InP nanowire heterostructures with atomically sharp interfaces

V Zannier, F Rossi, VG Dubrovskii, D Ercolani… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The possibility to expand the range of material combinations in defect-free heterostructures
is one of the main motivations for the great interest in semiconductor nanowires. However …