Volpez, Yanick and Loss, Daniel and Klinovaja, Jelena. (2018) Rashba sandwiches with topological superconducting phases. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 97 (19). p. 195421.
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Abstract
We introduce a versatile heterostructure harboring various topological superconducting phases characterized by the presence of helical, chiral, or unidirectional edge states. Changing parameters, such as an effective Zeeman field or chemical potential, one can tune between these three topological phases in the same setup. Our model relies only on conventional nontopological ingredients. The bilayer setup consists of an s-wave superconductor sandwiched between two two-dimensional electron gas layers with strong Rashba spin-orbit interaction. The interplay between two different pairing mechanisms, proximity induced direct and crossed Andreev superconducting pairings, gives rise to multiple topological phases. In particular, helical edge states occur if crossed Andreev superconducting pairing is dominant. In addition, an in-plane Zeeman field leads to a two-dimensional gapless topological phase with unidirectional edge states, which were previously predicted to exist only in noncentrosymmetric superconductors. If the Zeeman field is tilted out of the plane, the system is in a topological phase hosting chiral edge states.
Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Theoretical Nano/Quantum Physics (Klinovaja) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Klinovaja, Jelena |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | American Physical Society |
ISSN: | 1098-0121 |
e-ISSN: | 1550-235X |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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Last Modified: | 08 Oct 2019 09:16 |
Deposited On: | 06 Feb 2019 13:42 |
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