Current correlations of Cooper-pair tunneling into a quantum Hall system

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2020), 102

Transport properties of coupled Majorana bound states in the Coulomb blockade regime

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2020)

Topologically protected qubits based on nanostructures hosting Majorana bound states (MBSs) hold great promise for fault-tolerant quantum computing. We study the transport properties of nanowire networks ... [more ▼]

Topologically protected qubits based on nanostructures hosting Majorana bound states (MBSs) hold great promise for fault-tolerant quantum computing. We study the transport properties of nanowire networks hosting MBSs with a focus on the effects of the charging energy and the overlap between neighboring MBSs in short mesoscopic samples. In particular, we investigate structures hosting four MBSs such as T junctions and Majorana boxes. Using a master equation in the Markovian approximation, we discuss the leading transport processes mediated by the MBSs. Single-electron tunneling and processes involving creation and annihilation of Cooper pairs dominate in the sequential-tunneling limit. In the cotunneling regime the charge in the MBSs is fixed and transport is governed by transitions via virtual intermediate states. Our results show that four-terminal measurements in the T junction and Majorana box geometries can be useful tools for the characterization of the properties of MBSs with finite overlaps and charging energy. [less ▲]

Experimental observation of third-order effect in magnetic small-angle neutron scattering

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2020), 101

Parafermion braiding in fractional quantum Hall edge states with a finite chemical potential

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2019), 100

Parafermions are non-Abelian anyons which generalize Majorana fermions and hold great promise for topological quantum computation. We study the braiding of Z2n parafermions which have been predicted to ... [more ▼]

Parafermions are non-Abelian anyons which generalize Majorana fermions and hold great promise for topological quantum computation. We study the braiding of Z2n parafermions which have been predicted to emerge as localized zero modes in fractional quantum Hall systems at filling factor ν=1/n (n odd). Using a combination of bosonization and refermionization, we calculate the energy splitting as a function of distance and chemical potential for a pair of parafermions separated by a gapped region. Braiding of parafermions in quantum Hall edge states can be implemented by repeated fusion and nucleation of parafermion pairs. We simulate the conventional braiding protocol of parafermions numerically, taking into account the finite separation and finite chemical potential. We show that a nonzero chemical potential poses challenges for the adiabaticity of the braiding process because it leads to accidental crossings in the spectrum. To remedy this, we propose an improved braiding protocol which avoids those degeneracies. [less ▲]

Erratum: Third-order effect in magnetic small-angle neutron scattering by a spatially inhomogeneous medium [Phys. Rev. B 91, 054404 (2015)]

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2019), 99

Unconventional superconductivity in the extended Hubbard model: Weak-coupling renormalization group

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2018)

Screening of electron-phonon coupling in graphene on Ir(111)

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2013), 88(205403),

The phonon dispersion of graphene on Ir(111) has been determined by means of angle-resolved inelastic electron scattering and density functional calculations. Kohn anomalies of the highest optical-phonon ... [more ▼]

The phonon dispersion of graphene on Ir(111) has been determined by means of angle-resolved inelastic electron scattering and density functional calculations. Kohn anomalies of the highest optical-phonon branches are observed at the ¯ and ¯K point of the surface Brillouin zone. At ¯K the Kohn anomaly is weaker than observed for pristine graphene and graphite. This observation is rationalized in terms of a decrease of the electron-phonon coupling due to screening of graphene electron correlations by the metal substrate. [less ▲]

Effect of spin-orbit interaction on the optical spectra of single-layer, double-layer, and bulk MoS2

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2013)

We present converged ab initio calculations of the optical absorption spectra of single-layer, double-layer, and bulk MoS2. Both the quasiparticle-energy calculations (on the level of the GW approximation ... [more ▼]

We present converged ab initio calculations of the optical absorption spectra of single-layer, double-layer, and bulk MoS2. Both the quasiparticle-energy calculations (on the level of the GW approximation ) and the calculation of the absorption spectra (on the level of the Bethe-Salpeter equation) explicitly include spin-orbit coupling, using the full spinorial Kohn-Sham wave functions as input. Without excitonic effects, the absorption spectra would have the form of a step function, corresponding to the joint density of states of a parabolic band dispersion in two dimensions. This profile is deformed by a pronounced bound excitonic peak below the continuum onset. The peak is split by spin-orbit interaction in the case of single-layer and (mostly) by interlayer interaction in the case of double-layer and bulk MoS2. The resulting absorption spectra are thus very similar in the three cases, but the interpretation of the spectra is different. Differences in the spectra can be seen in the shape of the absorption spectra at 3 eV where the spectra of the single and double layers are dominated by a strongly bound exciton. [less ▲]

Dielectric screening of the Kohn anomaly of graphene on hexagonal boron nitride

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2013), 88

Analysis of magnetic neutron-scattering data of two-phase ferromagnets

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2013), 88