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 …

Detection of Majorana Kramers pairs using a quantum point contact

J Li, W Pan, BA Bernevig, RM Lutchyn - Physical review letters, 2016 - APS
We propose a setup that integrates a quantum point contact (QPC) and a Josephson
junction on a quantum spin Hall sample, experimentally realizable in InAs/GaSb quantum …

Low-field topological threshold in Majorana double nanowires

C Schrade, M Thakurathi, C Reeg, S Hoffman… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
A hard proximity-induced superconducting gap has recently been observed in
semiconductor nanowire systems at low magnetic fields. However, in the topological regime …

Electron teleportation and statistical transmutation in multiterminal Majorana islands

K Michaeli, LA Landau, E Sela, L Fu - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
We study a topological superconductor island with spatially separated Majorana modes
coupled to multiple normal-metal leads by single-electron tunneling in the Coulomb …

Fraunhofer pattern in the presence of Majorana zero modes

F Dominguez, EG Novik, P Recher - Physical Review Research, 2024 - APS
We propose a new platform to detect signatures of the presence of Majorana bound states
(MBSs) in the Fraunhofer pattern of Josephson junctions featuring quantum spin Hall edge …

Formation and detection of Majorana modes in quantum spin Hall trenches

C Fleckenstein, NT Ziani, A Calzona, M Sassetti… - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
We propose a novel realization for a topologically superconducting phase hosting Majorana
zero modes on the basis of quantum spin Hall systems. Remarkably, our proposal is …

Quantum computing with Majorana Kramers pairs

C Schrade, L Fu - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We propose a universal gate set acting on a qubit formed by the degenerate ground states
of a Coulomb-blockaded time-reversal invariant topological superconductor island with …

Transfer matrix approach to the persistent current in quantum rings: Application to hybrid normal-superconducting rings

A Nava, R Giuliano, G Campagnano, D Giuliano - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
Using the properties of the transfer matrix of one-dimensional quantum mechanical systems,
we derive an exact formula for the persistent current across a quantum mechanical ring …

Signatures of time-reversal-invariant topological superconductivity in the Josephson effect

E Mellars, B Béri - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
For Josephson junctions based on s-wave superconductors, time-reversal symmetry is
known to allow for powerful relations between the normal-state junction properties, the …

Multichannel charge Kondo effect and non-Fermi-liquid fixed points in conventional and topological superconductor islands

M Papaj, Z Zhu, L Fu - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We study multiterminal Majorana and conventional superconducting islands in the vicinity of
the charge degeneracy point using bosonization and the numerical renormalization group …