Topographic signatures and manipulations of Fe atoms, CO molecules and NaCl islands on superconducting Pb(111)

• Carl Drechsel,
• Philipp D’Astolfo,
• Jung-Ching Liu,
• Thilo Glatzel,
• Rémy Pawlak and
• Ernst Meyer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1–9, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.1

• between two materials, exhibiting particle–hole symmetry and spin–orbit interaction [8]. Among the most promising platforms to realize MZMs are semiconducting nanowires with large spin–orbit coupling [9][10][11][12] or atomic chains [13][14][15][16][17][18] in proximity to an s-wave superconductor. The

Spontaneous shape transition of Mn_xGe_1−x islands to long nanowires

• S. Javad Rezvani,
• Luc Favre,
• Gabriele Giuli,
• Yiming Wubulikasimu,
• Isabelle Berbezier,
• Augusto Marcelli,
• Luca Boarino and
• Nicola Pinto

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 366–374, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.30

• formation of quantum wires [35]. In this method, wires are obtained via epitaxial growth of a strained wetting layer followed by annealing at high temperature. However, only few studies have been dedicated to strain-induced elongation mechanisms leading to the formation of semiconducting nanowires, such as

Interaction-induced zero-energy pinning and quantum dot formation in Majorana nanowires

• Samuel D. Escribano,
• Alfredo Levy Yeyati and
• Elsa Prada

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2171–2180, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.203

• , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain 10.3762/bjnano.9.203 Abstract Majorana modes emerge in non-trivial topological phases at the edges of specific materials such as proximitized semiconducting nanowires under an external magnetic field. Ideally, they are non-local states that are charge

• features are observed in recent experiments on the detection of Majoranas and could thus help to properly characterize them. Keywords: hybrid superconductor–semiconductor nanowires; interactions; Majorana bound states; quantum dots; Introduction Semiconducting nanowires with strong spin–orbit interaction

Andreev spectrum and supercurrents in nanowire-based SNS junctions containing Majorana bound states

• Jorge Cayao,
• Annica M. Black-Schaffer,
• Elsa Prada and
• Ramón Aguado

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1339–1357, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.127

• strongly complement our previous study on critical currents [37] and should provide useful insight for future experiments looking for Majorana-based signatures in nanowire-based SNS junctions. The paper is organized as follows. In section “Nanowire model” we describe the model for semiconducting nanowires

• oscillations of the MBSs in wires and SNS junctions in Supporting Information File 1. Nanowire model The aim of this part is to properly describe the emergence of MBSs in semiconducting nanowires with SOC. We consider a single-channel nanowire in one-dimension with SOC and Zeeman interactions, the model

Inverse proximity effect in semiconductor Majorana nanowires

• Alexander A. Kopasov,
• Ivan M. Khaymovich and
• Alexander S. Mel'nikov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1184–1193, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.109

• Novgorod, 23 Gagarina, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 10.3762/bjnano.9.109 Abstract We study the influence of the inverse proximity effect on the superconductivity nucleation in hybrid structures consisting of semiconducting nanowires placed in contact with a thin superconducting film and discuss the

• ; semiconducting nanowires; Introduction The transport phenomena in semiconducting wires with induced superconducting ordering and strong spin–orbit interaction are in the focus of current experimental and theoretical research in field of nanophysics and quantum computing [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. The

Diameter-driven crossover in resistive behaviour of heavily doped self-seeded germanium nanowires

• Stephen Connaughton,
• Maria Koleśnik-Gray,
• Richard Hobbs,
• Olan Lotty,
• Justin D. Holmes and
• Vojislav Krstić

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1284–1288, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.119

• spatial spreading of the free holes towards the nanowire centre upon diameter reduction. Keywords: diameter-dependence; germanium; nanowire; resistivity; self-seeded; Findings Semiconducting nanowires are in the focus of research due to their potential applications in electronics and optics [1][2][3][4

Directed deposition of silicon nanowires using neopentasilane as precursor and gold as catalyst

• Britta Kämpken,
• Verena Wulf,
• Norbert Auner,
• Marcel Winhold,
• Michael Huth,
• Daniel Rhinow and
• Andreas Terfort

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 535–545, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.62

• ; Introduction One of the goals of nanoscience is the development of new materials. Nanowires offer unique insights into low-dimensional physics [1] and could play an important role as building blocks for nanosized devices [2]. Especially semiconducting nanowires can be usefully applied in the fields of

Radiation-induced nanostructures: Formation processes and applications

• Michael Huth

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 533–534, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.61

• or as templates for the (galvanic) growth of metallic or semiconducting nanowires, as is also reviewed in one of the following contributions. In close connection to this, highly energetic particles, in particular those from the sun, pose a risk for astronauts as they can induce severe DNA damage upon