This paper solves a self-consistent equation for the d-wave superconducting gap and the effective exchange field in the mean-field approximation, and studies the Zeeman effects on the d-wave superconducting gap and th...This paper solves a self-consistent equation for the d-wave superconducting gap and the effective exchange field in the mean-field approximation, and studies the Zeeman effects on the d-wave superconducting gap and thermodynamic potential. The Josephson currents in the d-wave superconductor（S）/insulating layer（I）/d-wave S junctions are calculated as a function of the temperature, exchange field, and insulating barrier strength under a Zeeman magnetic field on the two d-wave Ss. It is found that the Josephson critical currents in d-wave S/d-wave S junction to a great extent depend on the relative orientation of the effective exchange field of the two S electrodes, and the crystal orientation of the d-wave S. The exchange field under certain conditions can enhance the Josephson critical current in a d-wave S/I/d-wave S junction.展开更多
We have studied the quasiparticle transport in quantum-wire /ferromagnetic-insulator/d wave super- conductor Junction （q/FI/d） in the framework of the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk model. We calculate the tunneling condu...We have studied the quasiparticle transport in quantum-wire /ferromagnetic-insulator/d wave super- conductor Junction （q/FI/d） in the framework of the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk model. We calculate the tunneling conductance in q/FI/d as a function of the bias voltage at zero temperature and finite temperature based on Bogoliubov- de Gennes equations. Different from the case in normal-metal/insulator/d wave superconductor Junctions, the zero-bias conductance peaks vanish for the single-mode case. The tunneling conductance spectra depend on the magnitude of the exchange interaction at the ferromagnetic-insulator.展开更多
This paper applies the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation and the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk approach to study the oscillatory behaviour of differential conductance in a normal metal/insulator/metal/d-wave superconductor jun...This paper applies the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation and the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk approach to study the oscillatory behaviour of differential conductance in a normal metal/insulator/metal/d-wave superconductor junction carrying a supercurrent Is. We find that （i） a three-humped structure appears at a nearly critical supercurrent Is and z ≈ 0.5 for the normal metal/insulator/metal/dx^2＋y^2-wave superconductor junction; （ii） the zero-bias conductance peak splits into two peaks with sufficiently large applied current for the normal metal/insulator/metal/dxy-wave superconductor junction; （iii） the conductance spectrum exhibits oscillating behaviour with the bias voltage and the peaks of the resonances are suppressed by increasing supercurrent Is.展开更多
Solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation, the energy levels of bound statesare obtained in the ferromagnetic superconductor. The Josephson currents in a ferromagneticsuperconductor/Insulator/d-wave superconductor jun...Solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation, the energy levels of bound statesare obtained in the ferromagnetic superconductor. The Josephson currents in a ferromagneticsuperconductor/Insulator/d-wave superconductor junction are calculated as a function of the exchangefield, temperature, and insulating barrier strength. It is found that the Josephson criticalcurrent is always suppressed by the presence of exchange Geld h and depends on crystalline axisorientation of d-wave superconductor.展开更多
Based on the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation and the extended McMillan’s Green’s function formalism,we study theoretically the Josephson effect between two d-wave superconductors bridged by a ballistic two-dimensional...Based on the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation and the extended McMillan’s Green’s function formalism,we study theoretically the Josephson effect between two d-wave superconductors bridged by a ballistic two-dimensional electron gas with both Rashba spin-orbit coupling and Zeeman splitting.We show that due to the interplay of Rashba spin-orbit coupling and Zeeman splitting and d-wave pairing,the current-phase relation in such a heterostructure may exhibit a series of novel features and can change significantly as some relevant parameters are tuned.In particular,anomalous Josephson current may occur at zero phase bias under various different situations if both time reversal symmetry and inversion symmetry of the system are simultaneously broken,which can be realized by tuning some relevant parameters of the system,including the relative orientations and the strengths of the Zeeman field and the spin-orbit field in the bridge region,the relative orientations of the a axes in two superconductor leads,or the relative orientations between the Zeeman field in the bridge region and the a axes in the superconductor leads.We show that both the magnitude and the direction of the anomalous Josephson current may depend sensitively on these relevant parameters.展开更多
In a superconductor embedded with a quantum magnetic impurity,the Kondo effect is involved,leading to the competition between the Kondo singlet phase and the superconductivity phase.By means of the natural orbitals re...In a superconductor embedded with a quantum magnetic impurity,the Kondo effect is involved,leading to the competition between the Kondo singlet phase and the superconductivity phase.By means of the natural orbitals renormalization group(NORG)method,we revisit the problem of a quantum magnetic impurity coupled with a conventional s-wave superconductor.Here we present a detailed study focusing on the impurity spin polarization and susceptibility,the Kondo screening cloud,as well as the number and structures of the active natural orbitals(ANOs).In the superconducting phase,the impurity spin is partially polarized,indicating that the impurity remains partially screened by the quantum fluctuations.Furthermore,the impurity spin susceptibility becomes divergent,resulting from the presence of residual local moment formed at the impurity site.Correspondingly,a non-integral(incomplete)Kondo cloud is formed,although the ground state is a spin doublet in this phase.In comparison,the Kondo cloud is complete in the Kondo singlet phase as expected.We also quantify the critical point,where the quantum phase transition from a Kondo singlet phase to a superconducting phase occurs,which is consistent with that in previous works.On the other hand,it is illustrated that only one ANO emerges in both quantum phases.The structures of the ANO,projected into both the real space and momentum space,are distinct in the Kondo singlet phase from that in the superconducting phase.More specifically,in the Kondo singlet phase,the ANO keeps fully active with half-occupied,and the superconducting gap has negligible influence on its structure.On the contrary,in the superconducting phase,the ANO tends to be inactive and its structure changes significantly as the superconducting gap increases.Additionally,our investigation demonstrates that the NORG method is reliable and convenient to solve the quantum impurity problems in superconductors as well,which will promote further theoretical studies on the Kondo problems in such systems using numerical methods.展开更多
In this paper we develop two conforming finite element methods for a fourth order bi-wave equation arising as a simplified Ginzburg-Landau-type model for d-wave superconductors in absence of applied magnetic field. Un...In this paper we develop two conforming finite element methods for a fourth order bi-wave equation arising as a simplified Ginzburg-Landau-type model for d-wave superconductors in absence of applied magnetic field. Unlike the biharmonic operator A2, the bi-wave operator □^2 is not an elliptic operator, so the energy space for the bi-wave equation is much larger than the energy space for the biharmonic equation. This then makes it possible to construct low order conforming finite elements for the bi-wave equation. However, the existence and construction of such finite elements strongly depends on the mesh. In the paper, we first characterize mesh conditions which allow and not allow construction of low order conforming finite elements for approximating the bi-wave equation. We then construct a cubic and a quartic conforming finite element. It is proved that both elements have the desired approximation properties, and give optimal order error estimates in the energy norm, suboptimal （and optimal in some cases） order error estimates in the H1 and L^2 norm. Finally, numerical experiments are presented to guage the efficiency of the proposed finite element methods and to validate the theoretical error bounds.展开更多
We study the effect of disorder on the superconductor-insulator transition in an inhomogeneous d-wave superconductor using the kernel polynomial method. As the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations of the two-dimensional squ...We study the effect of disorder on the superconductor-insulator transition in an inhomogeneous d-wave superconductor using the kernel polynomial method. As the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations of the two-dimensional square lattice are solved self-consistently for the cases with more than 100000 unit cells, it is possible to observe the spatial fluctuations of the superconducting order parameters at the nanoscale. We find that strong spatial fluctuation of the superconducting order parameters can be introduced by disorder, and some superconducting specific order parameters are even enhanced. Moreover, we find that some isolated superconducting "islands" can survive the strong disorder, giving a boson insulator with some localized Cooper pairs. Our numerical calculations predict the existence of two sequential transitions with the increasing disorder strength: a d-wave to s-wave superconductor transition, and then an s-wave superconductor to insulator transition. The possibility of the appearance of a metallic phase between the superconducting and insulating phases is excluded by performing the lattice-size scaling of the generalized inverse participation ratio. In addition, we also discuss the effect of disorder on the optical conductivity of the d-wave superconductors.展开更多
We study the Zeeman effect on the d-wave superconductor and tunneling spectrum in normal-metal(N)/d-wave superconductor(S) junction by applying a Zeeman magnetic field to the S. It is shown that: (1) the Zeeman magnet...We study the Zeeman effect on the d-wave superconductor and tunneling spectrum in normal-metal(N)/d-wave superconductor(S) junction by applying a Zeeman magnetic field to the S. It is shown that: (1) the Zeeman magnetic field can lead to the S gap decreasing, and with the increase in Zeeman energy, the superconducting state is changed to the normal state, exhibiting a first-order phase transition; (2) the Zeeman magnetic field may make the zero-bias conductance peak split into two peaks, and the energy difference between the two splitting peaks in the conductance spectrum is equal to 2h0 (h0 is the Zeeman energy); (3) both the barrier strength of interface scattering and the temperature can lower the magnitudes of splitting peaks, of which the barrier strength can lead to the splitting peaks becoming sharp and the temperature can smear out the peaks, however, neither of them can influence the Zeeman effect.展开更多
We investigate the possible Josephson diode effect(JDE)in a two-dimensional(2D)nonmagnetic planar s-wave superconductor junction,which is constructed on a spin-collinear d-wave altermagnet(AM)material in the presence ...We investigate the possible Josephson diode effect(JDE)in a two-dimensional(2D)nonmagnetic planar s-wave superconductor junction,which is constructed on a spin-collinear d-wave altermagnet(AM)material in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction.It is demonstrated that the JDE is critically dependent on the crystalline axis of the AM relative to the current direction.The d_(x^(2)-y^(2))magnetization symmetry can support a JDE whereas the dxy symmetry does not facilitate it.The JDE efficiency can reach up to 40%and can be adjusted by an additional asymmetric gate voltage applied to the non-superconducting region of the junction,including control of its polarity.Our findings provide an electrical means to control the JDE within a non-magnetic AM-based superconducting junction.展开更多
Track finding is a complex optimization problem,originally introduced in particle physics for the reconstruction of the trajectories of particles.A track is typically composed of several consecutive segments,which tog...Track finding is a complex optimization problem,originally introduced in particle physics for the reconstruction of the trajectories of particles.A track is typically composed of several consecutive segments,which together form a smooth curve without any bifurcations.In this paper,we investigate various modeling approaches to assess their effectiveness and impact when applied to track finding,using both quantum and classical methods.We present implementations of three classical models using CPLEX,two quantum models on actual D-Wave quantum computers,and one quantummodel on a D-Wave simulator.The results show that,while CPLEX provides better results than D-Wave on small instances,D-Wave is able to propose solutions in shorter computation times for large instances,although the gap with the optimal solution tends to increase.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first numerical study comparing a non-quantum approach based on classical algorithms(Simplex and Branch and Bound)used in commercial software with a quantum approach offered by D-Wave.The results do not show the quantum supremacy typically expected,but they do demonstrate that quantum solutions can be competitive with classical approaches,and even more efficient than some classical modeling and solving methods.展开更多
The kagome lattice,characterized by a hexagonal arrangement of corner-sharing equilateral triangles,has garnered significant attention as a fascinating quantum material system that hosts exotic magnetic and electronic...The kagome lattice,characterized by a hexagonal arrangement of corner-sharing equilateral triangles,has garnered significant attention as a fascinating quantum material system that hosts exotic magnetic and electronic properties.The identification and characterization of this class of materials are critical for advancing our understanding of their role in emergent phenomena such as superconductivity.In this study,we developed a high-throughput screening framework for the systematic identification and classification of superconducting materials with kagome lattices,integrating them into established materials databases.Leveraging the Materials Project(MP)database and the MDR Super Con dataset,we analyzed over 150000 inorganic compounds and cross-referenced 26000 known superconductors.Using geometry-based structural modeling and experimental validation,we identified 129 kagome superconductors belonging to 17 distinct structural families,many of which had not previously been recognized as kagome systems.The materials are further classified into three categories in terms of topological flat bands,clean band structures,and coexisting magnetic or charge density wave(CDW)orderings.Based on these results,we established a database comprising 129 kagome superconductors,including the detailed crystallographic,electronic,and superconducting properties of these materials.展开更多
Topological superconductor islands are thought to be the building blocks of topological quantum bits.We produced single-crystalline VSi_(x)islands with well-defined side facets and island size more than 200nm using mo...Topological superconductor islands are thought to be the building blocks of topological quantum bits.We produced single-crystalline VSi_(x)islands with well-defined side facets and island size more than 200nm using molecular beam epitaxy on Si substrate heated to 950℃throughout the growth process.By means of scanning tunneling spectroscopy,we revealed dynamical Coulomb blockade and superconductivity on isolated islands and on islands being connected by superconducting wetting layer respectively.Bi_(2)Te_(3)films were further deposited on VSi_(x)islands.Robust and homogenous proximity effect induced superconductivity was observed on various facets of the Bi_(2)Te_(3)/VSi_(x)hetero-nanostructure.Furthermore,our high-resolution spectroscopy identified Bosonic mode excitations on the topological superconductor islands.These results may establish a playground for the vortex Majorana islands.展开更多
The discovery of high-temperature superconducting materials holds great significance for human industry and daily life.In recent years,research on predicting superconducting transition temperatures using artificial in...The discovery of high-temperature superconducting materials holds great significance for human industry and daily life.In recent years,research on predicting superconducting transition temperatures using artificial intelligence(AI)has gained popularity,with most of these tools claiming to achieve remarkable accuracy.However,the lack of widely accepted benchmark datasets in this field has severely hindered fair comparisons between different AI algorithms and impeded further advancement of these methods.In this work,we present HTSC-2025,an ambient-pressure high-temperature superconducting benchmark dataset.This comprehensive compilation encompasses theoretically predicted superconducting materials discovered by theoretical physicists from 2023 to 2025 based on BCS superconductivity theory,including the renowned X_(2)YH_(6)system,perovskite MXH_(3)system,M_(3)H_(8)system,cage-like BCN-doped metal atomic systems derived from LaH_(10)structural evolution,and two-dimensional honeycomb-structured systems evolving from MgB_(2).In addition,we note a range of approaches inspired by physical intuition for designing high-temperature superconductors,such as hole doping,the introduction of light elements to form strong covalent bonds,and the tuning of spin-orbit coupling.The dataset presented in this paper is openly available at Science DB.The HTSC-2025 benchmark has been open-sourced on Hugging Face at https://huggingface.co/datasets/xiao-qi/HTSC-2025 and will be continuously updated,while the Electronic Laboratory for Material Science platform is available at https://in.iphy.ac.cn/eln/link.html#/124/V2s4.展开更多
We report the crystal growth of a new hole-doped iron-based superconductor Ba(Fe_(0.875)Ti_(0.125))_(2)As_(2)by substituting Ti on the Fe site.The crystals are accidentally obtained in trying to grow Ni doped Ba_(2)Ti...We report the crystal growth of a new hole-doped iron-based superconductor Ba(Fe_(0.875)Ti_(0.125))_(2)As_(2)by substituting Ti on the Fe site.The crystals are accidentally obtained in trying to grow Ni doped Ba_(2)Ti_(2)Fe_(2)As_(4)O.After annealing at 500℃ in vacuum for one week,superconductivity is observed with zero resistance at T_(c0)≈17.5 K,and about 20%diamagnetic volume down to 2 K.While both the small anisotropy of superconductivity and the temperature dependence of normal state resistivity are akin to the electron doped 122-type compounds,the Hall coefficient is positive and similar to the case in hole-doped Ba_(0.9)K_(0.1)Fe_(2)As2.The density functional theory calculations suggest dominated hole pockets contributed by Fe/Ti 3d orbitals.Therefore,the Ba(Fe_(1-x)Ti_(x))_(2)As_(2)system provides a new platform to study the superconductivity with hole doping on the Fe site of iron-based superconductors.展开更多
The kagome lattice,naturally encompassing Dirac fermions,flat bands,and van Hove singularities,tends to intertwine exotic electronic states.Revealing the characteristics of its Fermi surface will help clarify the natu...The kagome lattice,naturally encompassing Dirac fermions,flat bands,and van Hove singularities,tends to intertwine exotic electronic states.Revealing the characteristics of its Fermi surface will help clarify the nature of the complex quantum phenomena in kagome material.Here we report the Fermi surface properties of the novel kagome metal CsTi_(3)Bi_(5)by the de Haas-van Alphen oscillations.The observed oscillations are clear and consist of six principal frequencies ranging from 214 T to 1013 T.The angular dependence of the frequency implies a quasi-two-dimensional electronic structure.In addition,the geometry phase corresponding to 281 T,determined by direct Lifshitz-Kosevich formula fitting,yields a value close toπ,which may indicate a band structure with nontrivial topological property.These results underscore the potential of CsTi_(3)Bi_(5)as a promising platform to explore the interplay between topological order,electronic nematicity,and superconductivity.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Education Bureau of Jiangsu Province of China (Grant No 05KJB140008)the '333' Project Funds of Jiangsu Province of China
文摘This paper solves a self-consistent equation for the d-wave superconducting gap and the effective exchange field in the mean-field approximation, and studies the Zeeman effects on the d-wave superconducting gap and thermodynamic potential. The Josephson currents in the d-wave superconductor（S）/insulating layer（I）/d-wave S junctions are calculated as a function of the temperature, exchange field, and insulating barrier strength under a Zeeman magnetic field on the two d-wave Ss. It is found that the Josephson critical currents in d-wave S/d-wave S junction to a great extent depend on the relative orientation of the effective exchange field of the two S electrodes, and the crystal orientation of the d-wave S. The exchange field under certain conditions can enhance the Josephson critical current in a d-wave S/I/d-wave S junction.
基金The project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of the Education Committee of Jiangsu Province of China under Grant No.06KJB140009
文摘We have studied the quasiparticle transport in quantum-wire /ferromagnetic-insulator/d wave super- conductor Junction （q/FI/d） in the framework of the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk model. We calculate the tunneling conductance in q/FI/d as a function of the bias voltage at zero temperature and finite temperature based on Bogoliubov- de Gennes equations. Different from the case in normal-metal/insulator/d wave superconductor Junctions, the zero-bias conductance peaks vanish for the single-mode case. The tunneling conductance spectra depend on the magnitude of the exchange interaction at the ferromagnetic-insulator.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Provincial Education Commission of China (Grant No06KJB140009)
文摘This paper applies the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation and the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk approach to study the oscillatory behaviour of differential conductance in a normal metal/insulator/metal/d-wave superconductor junction carrying a supercurrent Is. We find that （i） a three-humped structure appears at a nearly critical supercurrent Is and z ≈ 0.5 for the normal metal/insulator/metal/dx^2＋y^2-wave superconductor junction; （ii） the zero-bias conductance peak splits into two peaks with sufficiently large applied current for the normal metal/insulator/metal/dxy-wave superconductor junction; （iii） the conductance spectrum exhibits oscillating behaviour with the bias voltage and the peaks of the resonances are suppressed by increasing supercurrent Is.
文摘Solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation, the energy levels of bound statesare obtained in the ferromagnetic superconductor. The Josephson currents in a ferromagneticsuperconductor/Insulator/d-wave superconductor junction are calculated as a function of the exchangefield, temperature, and insulating barrier strength. It is found that the Josephson criticalcurrent is always suppressed by the presence of exchange Geld h and depends on crystalline axisorientation of d-wave superconductor.
文摘Based on the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation and the extended McMillan’s Green’s function formalism,we study theoretically the Josephson effect between two d-wave superconductors bridged by a ballistic two-dimensional electron gas with both Rashba spin-orbit coupling and Zeeman splitting.We show that due to the interplay of Rashba spin-orbit coupling and Zeeman splitting and d-wave pairing,the current-phase relation in such a heterostructure may exhibit a series of novel features and can change significantly as some relevant parameters are tuned.In particular,anomalous Josephson current may occur at zero phase bias under various different situations if both time reversal symmetry and inversion symmetry of the system are simultaneously broken,which can be realized by tuning some relevant parameters of the system,including the relative orientations and the strengths of the Zeeman field and the spin-orbit field in the bridge region,the relative orientations of the a axes in two superconductor leads,or the relative orientations between the Zeeman field in the bridge region and the a axes in the superconductor leads.We show that both the magnitude and the direction of the anomalous Josephson current may depend sensitively on these relevant parameters.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12104247 and 11934020)。
文摘In a superconductor embedded with a quantum magnetic impurity,the Kondo effect is involved,leading to the competition between the Kondo singlet phase and the superconductivity phase.By means of the natural orbitals renormalization group(NORG)method,we revisit the problem of a quantum magnetic impurity coupled with a conventional s-wave superconductor.Here we present a detailed study focusing on the impurity spin polarization and susceptibility,the Kondo screening cloud,as well as the number and structures of the active natural orbitals(ANOs).In the superconducting phase,the impurity spin is partially polarized,indicating that the impurity remains partially screened by the quantum fluctuations.Furthermore,the impurity spin susceptibility becomes divergent,resulting from the presence of residual local moment formed at the impurity site.Correspondingly,a non-integral(incomplete)Kondo cloud is formed,although the ground state is a spin doublet in this phase.In comparison,the Kondo cloud is complete in the Kondo singlet phase as expected.We also quantify the critical point,where the quantum phase transition from a Kondo singlet phase to a superconducting phase occurs,which is consistent with that in previous works.On the other hand,it is illustrated that only one ANO emerges in both quantum phases.The structures of the ANO,projected into both the real space and momentum space,are distinct in the Kondo singlet phase from that in the superconducting phase.More specifically,in the Kondo singlet phase,the ANO keeps fully active with half-occupied,and the superconducting gap has negligible influence on its structure.On the contrary,in the superconducting phase,the ANO tends to be inactive and its structure changes significantly as the superconducting gap increases.Additionally,our investigation demonstrates that the NORG method is reliable and convenient to solve the quantum impurity problems in superconductors as well,which will promote further theoretical studies on the Kondo problems in such systems using numerical methods.
基金partially supported by the NSF grant DMS-0710831
文摘In this paper we develop two conforming finite element methods for a fourth order bi-wave equation arising as a simplified Ginzburg-Landau-type model for d-wave superconductors in absence of applied magnetic field. Unlike the biharmonic operator A2, the bi-wave operator □^2 is not an elliptic operator, so the energy space for the bi-wave equation is much larger than the energy space for the biharmonic equation. This then makes it possible to construct low order conforming finite elements for the bi-wave equation. However, the existence and construction of such finite elements strongly depends on the mesh. In the paper, we first characterize mesh conditions which allow and not allow construction of low order conforming finite elements for approximating the bi-wave equation. We then construct a cubic and a quartic conforming finite element. It is proved that both elements have the desired approximation properties, and give optimal order error estimates in the energy norm, suboptimal （and optimal in some cases） order error estimates in the H1 and L^2 norm. Finally, numerical experiments are presented to guage the efficiency of the proposed finite element methods and to validate the theoretical error bounds.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11174036 and 11474023)the National Key Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2011CBA00108)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘We study the effect of disorder on the superconductor-insulator transition in an inhomogeneous d-wave superconductor using the kernel polynomial method. As the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations of the two-dimensional square lattice are solved self-consistently for the cases with more than 100000 unit cells, it is possible to observe the spatial fluctuations of the superconducting order parameters at the nanoscale. We find that strong spatial fluctuation of the superconducting order parameters can be introduced by disorder, and some superconducting specific order parameters are even enhanced. Moreover, we find that some isolated superconducting "islands" can survive the strong disorder, giving a boson insulator with some localized Cooper pairs. Our numerical calculations predict the existence of two sequential transitions with the increasing disorder strength: a d-wave to s-wave superconductor transition, and then an s-wave superconductor to insulator transition. The possibility of the appearance of a metallic phase between the superconducting and insulating phases is excluded by performing the lattice-size scaling of the generalized inverse participation ratio. In addition, we also discuss the effect of disorder on the optical conductivity of the d-wave superconductors.
基金The author thanks Professor D.Y. Xing for useful discussion. This work is supported by the Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds, the Natural Science Foundation of Education Bureau of Jiangsu Province of China (Grant No. 05KJB 14008).
文摘We study the Zeeman effect on the d-wave superconductor and tunneling spectrum in normal-metal(N)/d-wave superconductor(S) junction by applying a Zeeman magnetic field to the S. It is shown that: (1) the Zeeman magnetic field can lead to the S gap decreasing, and with the increase in Zeeman energy, the superconducting state is changed to the normal state, exhibiting a first-order phase transition; (2) the Zeeman magnetic field may make the zero-bias conductance peak split into two peaks, and the energy difference between the two splitting peaks in the conductance spectrum is equal to 2h0 (h0 is the Zeeman energy); (3) both the barrier strength of interface scattering and the temperature can lower the magnitudes of splitting peaks, of which the barrier strength can lead to the splitting peaks becoming sharp and the temperature can smear out the peaks, however, neither of them can influence the Zeeman effect.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12174051)the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities。
文摘We investigate the possible Josephson diode effect(JDE)in a two-dimensional(2D)nonmagnetic planar s-wave superconductor junction,which is constructed on a spin-collinear d-wave altermagnet(AM)material in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction.It is demonstrated that the JDE is critically dependent on the crystalline axis of the AM relative to the current direction.The d_(x^(2)-y^(2))magnetization symmetry can support a JDE whereas the dxy symmetry does not facilitate it.The JDE efficiency can reach up to 40%and can be adjusted by an additional asymmetric gate voltage applied to the non-superconducting region of the junction,including control of its polarity.Our findings provide an electrical means to control the JDE within a non-magnetic AM-based superconducting junction.
文摘Track finding is a complex optimization problem,originally introduced in particle physics for the reconstruction of the trajectories of particles.A track is typically composed of several consecutive segments,which together form a smooth curve without any bifurcations.In this paper,we investigate various modeling approaches to assess their effectiveness and impact when applied to track finding,using both quantum and classical methods.We present implementations of three classical models using CPLEX,two quantum models on actual D-Wave quantum computers,and one quantummodel on a D-Wave simulator.The results show that,while CPLEX provides better results than D-Wave on small instances,D-Wave is able to propose solutions in shorter computation times for large instances,although the gap with the optimal solution tends to increase.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first numerical study comparing a non-quantum approach based on classical algorithms(Simplex and Branch and Bound)used in commercial software with a quantum approach offered by D-Wave.The results do not show the quantum supremacy typically expected,but they do demonstrate that quantum solutions can be competitive with classical approaches,and even more efficient than some classical modeling and solving methods.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFE0202600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52272268)+3 种基金the Key Research Program of Frontier SciencesCAS(Grant No.QYZDJ-SSWSLH013)the Informatization Plan of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.CAS-WX2021SF-0102)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(Grant No.2019005)。
文摘The kagome lattice,characterized by a hexagonal arrangement of corner-sharing equilateral triangles,has garnered significant attention as a fascinating quantum material system that hosts exotic magnetic and electronic properties.The identification and characterization of this class of materials are critical for advancing our understanding of their role in emergent phenomena such as superconductivity.In this study,we developed a high-throughput screening framework for the systematic identification and classification of superconducting materials with kagome lattices,integrating them into established materials databases.Leveraging the Materials Project(MP)database and the MDR Super Con dataset,we analyzed over 150000 inorganic compounds and cross-referenced 26000 known superconductors.Using geometry-based structural modeling and experimental validation,we identified 129 kagome superconductors belonging to 17 distinct structural families,many of which had not previously been recognized as kagome systems.The materials are further classified into three categories in terms of topological flat bands,clean band structures,and coexisting magnetic or charge density wave(CDW)orderings.Based on these results,we established a database comprising 129 kagome superconductors,including the detailed crystallographic,electronic,and superconducting properties of these materials.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.92365302,92065201,12488101,22325203,92265105,12074247,12174252,and 52102336)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant Nos.2019YFA0308600 and 2020YFA0309000)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(Grant Nos.2019SHZDZX01,19JC1412701,20QA1405100,24LZ1401000,and LZPY2024-04)the financial support from Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(Grant No.2021ZD0302500)。
文摘Topological superconductor islands are thought to be the building blocks of topological quantum bits.We produced single-crystalline VSi_(x)islands with well-defined side facets and island size more than 200nm using molecular beam epitaxy on Si substrate heated to 950℃throughout the growth process.By means of scanning tunneling spectroscopy,we revealed dynamical Coulomb blockade and superconductivity on isolated islands and on islands being connected by superconducting wetting layer respectively.Bi_(2)Te_(3)films were further deposited on VSi_(x)islands.Robust and homogenous proximity effect induced superconductivity was observed on various facets of the Bi_(2)Te_(3)/VSi_(x)hetero-nanostructure.Furthermore,our high-resolution spectroscopy identified Bosonic mode excitations on the topological superconductor islands.These results may establish a playground for the vortex Majorana islands.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62476278,12434009,12204533)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2024YFA1408601)the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(Grant No.2021ZD0302402)。
文摘The discovery of high-temperature superconducting materials holds great significance for human industry and daily life.In recent years,research on predicting superconducting transition temperatures using artificial intelligence(AI)has gained popularity,with most of these tools claiming to achieve remarkable accuracy.However,the lack of widely accepted benchmark datasets in this field has severely hindered fair comparisons between different AI algorithms and impeded further advancement of these methods.In this work,we present HTSC-2025,an ambient-pressure high-temperature superconducting benchmark dataset.This comprehensive compilation encompasses theoretically predicted superconducting materials discovered by theoretical physicists from 2023 to 2025 based on BCS superconductivity theory,including the renowned X_(2)YH_(6)system,perovskite MXH_(3)system,M_(3)H_(8)system,cage-like BCN-doped metal atomic systems derived from LaH_(10)structural evolution,and two-dimensional honeycomb-structured systems evolving from MgB_(2).In addition,we note a range of approaches inspired by physical intuition for designing high-temperature superconductors,such as hole doping,the introduction of light elements to form strong covalent bonds,and the tuning of spin-orbit coupling.The dataset presented in this paper is openly available at Science DB.The HTSC-2025 benchmark has been open-sourced on Hugging Face at https://huggingface.co/datasets/xiao-qi/HTSC-2025 and will be continuously updated,while the Electronic Laboratory for Material Science platform is available at https://in.iphy.ac.cn/eln/link.html#/124/V2s4.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2023YFA1406100,2022YFA1403800,2022YFA1403400,and 2021YFA1400400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12274444 and 12574165)+1 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB25000000)financial support from HBNI-RRCAT。
文摘We report the crystal growth of a new hole-doped iron-based superconductor Ba(Fe_(0.875)Ti_(0.125))_(2)As_(2)by substituting Ti on the Fe site.The crystals are accidentally obtained in trying to grow Ni doped Ba_(2)Ti_(2)Fe_(2)As_(4)O.After annealing at 500℃ in vacuum for one week,superconductivity is observed with zero resistance at T_(c0)≈17.5 K,and about 20%diamagnetic volume down to 2 K.While both the small anisotropy of superconductivity and the temperature dependence of normal state resistivity are akin to the electron doped 122-type compounds,the Hall coefficient is positive and similar to the case in hole-doped Ba_(0.9)K_(0.1)Fe_(2)As2.The density functional theory calculations suggest dominated hole pockets contributed by Fe/Ti 3d orbitals.Therefore,the Ba(Fe_(1-x)Ti_(x))_(2)As_(2)system provides a new platform to study the superconductivity with hole doping on the Fe site of iron-based superconductors.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2022YFA1403903,2023YFA1406100,2018YFA0305800,and 2022YFA1204100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12304075,11834014,61888102,and 12447101)+2 种基金Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDB33010200 and 2022YSBR-048)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB28000000)the National Science and Technology Major Project(Grant No.2024ZD0300500)。
文摘The kagome lattice,naturally encompassing Dirac fermions,flat bands,and van Hove singularities,tends to intertwine exotic electronic states.Revealing the characteristics of its Fermi surface will help clarify the nature of the complex quantum phenomena in kagome material.Here we report the Fermi surface properties of the novel kagome metal CsTi_(3)Bi_(5)by the de Haas-van Alphen oscillations.The observed oscillations are clear and consist of six principal frequencies ranging from 214 T to 1013 T.The angular dependence of the frequency implies a quasi-two-dimensional electronic structure.In addition,the geometry phase corresponding to 281 T,determined by direct Lifshitz-Kosevich formula fitting,yields a value close toπ,which may indicate a band structure with nontrivial topological property.These results underscore the potential of CsTi_(3)Bi_(5)as a promising platform to explore the interplay between topological order,electronic nematicity,and superconductivity.
