Chirality-selective proximity effect between chiral <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:math>-wave superconductors and quantum Hall insulators
Heterostructures of superconductors and quantum-Hall insulators are promising platforms of topological quantum computation. However, these two systems are incompatible in some aspects such as a strong magnetic field, the Meissner effect, and chirality. In this work, we address the condition that the superconducting proximity effect works in the bulk of quantum Hall states, and identify an essential role played by the vortex lattice regardless of pairing symmetry. We extend this finding to a heterostructure of a chiral $p$-wave superconductor in the mixed state and an integer quantum Hall insulator. The proximity effect works selectively in the lowest Landau level depending on relative chiralities. If the chiralities align, a topological phase transition to a topological superconductor occurs.
Authors
- Hiroki Isobe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4856-4177)
- Ryota Nakai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7978-2495)
- Kentaro Nomura
- Koji Kudo
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Computing Center (RU)
- RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/qxt1-ncfn
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00