Topological superconductors: a review

M Sato, Y Ando - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
This review elaborates pedagogically on the fundamental concept, basic theory, expected
properties, and materials realizations of topological superconductors. The relation between …

Majorana fermions and topology in superconductors

M Sato, S Fujimoto - Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 2016 - journals.jps.jp
Topological superconductors are novel classes of quantum condensed phases,
characterized by topologically nontrivial structures of Cooper pairing states. On the surfaces …

Topological insulators and superconductors

XL Qi, SC Zhang - Reviews of modern physics, 2011 - APS
Topological insulators are new states of quantum matter which cannot be adiabatically
connected to conventional insulators and semiconductors. They are characterized by a full …

Topology of crystalline insulators and superconductors

K Shiozaki, M Sato - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
We complete a classification of topological phases and their topological defects in crystalline
insulators and superconductors. We consider topological phases and defects described by …

Symmetry and topology in superconductors–odd-frequency pairing and edge states–

Y Tanaka, M Sato, N Nagaosa - Journal of the Physical Society of …, 2011 - journals.jps.jp
Superconductivity is a phenomenon where the macroscopic quantum coherence appears
due to the pairing of electrons. This offers a fascinating arena to study the physics of …

Topology of Andreev bound states with flat dispersion

M Sato, Y Tanaka, K Yada, T Yokoyama - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2011 - APS
Theory of dispersionless Andreev bound states on surfaces of time-reversal-invariant
unconventional superconductors is presented. The generalized criterion for the …

Spin and Majorana polarization in topological superconducting wires

D Sticlet, C Bena, P Simon - Physical Review Letters, 2012 - APS
We study a one-dimensional wire with strong Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling
(SOC), which supports Majorana fermions when subject to a Zeeman magnetic field and in …

Topological superconductivity in bilayer Rashba system

S Nakosai, Y Tanaka, N Nagaosa - Physical review letters, 2012 - APS
We theoretically study a possible topological superconductivity in the interacting two layers
of Rashba systems, which can be fabricated by the heterostructures of semiconductors and …

Selective equal-spin Andreev reflections induced by Majorana fermions

JJ He, TK Ng, PA Lee, KT Law - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
In this work, we find that Majorana fermions induce selective equal spin Andreev reflections
(SESARs), in which incoming electrons with certain spin polarization in the lead are …

Symmetry-Protected Topological Superfluids and Superconductors —From the Basics to 3He—

T Mizushima, Y Tsutsumi, T Kawakami… - Journal of the Physical …, 2016 - journals.jps.jp
In this article, we give a comprehensive review of recent progress in research on symmetry-
protected topological superfluids and topological crystalline superconductors, and their …