Superconductor/ferromagnet heterostructures: a platform for superconducting spintronics and quantum computation

R Cai, I Žutić, W Han - Advanced Quantum Technologies, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The interplay between superconductivity and ferromagnetism in the superconductor/
ferromagnet (SC/FM) heterostructures generates many interesting physical phenomena …

Colloquium: Spin-orbit effects in superconducting hybrid structures

M Amundsen, J Linder, JWA Robinson, I Žutić… - Reviews of Modern …, 2024 - APS
Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) relates to the interaction between an electron's motion and its spin
and is ubiquitous in solid-state systems. Although the effect of SOC in normal-state …

Large and tunable magnetoresistance in van der Waals ferromagnet/semiconductor junctions

W Zhu, Y Zhu, T Zhou, X Zhang, H Lin, Q Cui… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with conventional bulk ferromagnets separated by a
nonmagnetic insulating layer are key building blocks in spintronics for magnetic sensors and …

Majorana nanowires for topological quantum computation

P Marra - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Majorana bound states are quasiparticle excitations localized at the boundaries of a
topologically nontrivial superconductor. They are zero-energy, charge-neutral, particle–hole …

Cubic spin-orbit coupling and anomalous Josephson effect in planar junctions

M Alidoust, C Shen, I Žutić - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Spin-orbit coupling in two-dimensional systems is usually characterized by Rashba and
Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling (SOC) linear in the wave vector. However, there is a …

Majorana bound states in semiconducting nanostructures

K Laubscher, J Klinovaja - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this Tutorial, we give a pedagogical introduction to Majorana bound states (MBSs) arising
in semiconducting nanostructures. We start by briefly reviewing the well-known Kitaev chain …

Fusion of Majorana bound states with mini-gate control in two-dimensional systems

T Zhou, MC Dartiailh, K Sardashti, JE Han… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A hallmark of topological superconductivity is the non-Abelian statistics of Majorana bound
states (MBS), its chargeless zero-energy emergent quasiparticles. The resulting …

Aspects of topological superconductivity in 2D systems: noncollinear magnetism, skyrmions, and higher-order topology

AO Zlotnikov, MS Shustin, AD Fedoseev - Journal of Superconductivity …, 2021 - Springer
The review is aimed at highlighting the aspects of topological superconductivity in the
absence of spin–orbit interaction in two-dimensional systems with long-range noncollinear …

Synthesis, Magnetic Properties, and Electronic Structure of Magnetic Topological Insulator MnBi2Se4

T Zhu, AJ Bishop, T Zhou, M Zhu, DJ O'Hara… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
The intrinsic magnetic topological insulators MnBi2Te4 and MnBi2Se4 support novel
topological states related to symmetry breaking by magnetic order. Unlike MnBi2Te4, the …

Topological superconductivity in skyrmion lattices

E Mascot, J Bedow, M Graham, S Rachel… - npj Quantum …, 2021 - nature.com
Atomic manipulation and interface engineering techniques have provided an intriguing
approach to custom-designing topological superconductors and the ensuing Majorana zero …