Emerging Topics in Superconductors and Nanomaterials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Physics General".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 66
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanophysics; 3D superconductor nanoarchitectures; quantum rings; optical properties of quantum dots; strain-induced micro- and nanoarchitectures; topology-driven effects in micro- and nanoarchitectures; topological states of light and spin-orbit coupling in microcavities; vortex matter in micro- and nanoarchitectures and patterned superconductors; spin-dependent phenomena in semiconductor micro-and nanoparticles; thermoelectric properties of semiconductor nanostructures; phonons; vibrational excitations and polaronic effects in monolayers, nanostructures and superlattices; phonons, magnetopolarons and magneto-Raman scattering in TMDs
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Interests: quantum electronic devices; flux quanta dynamics and fluxonics; spin waves and cryogenic magnonics; 3D nanostructures and sensors; topological and hybrid systems; nonequilibrium phenomena; hybrid systems; proximity effects; nanofabrication; microwave engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, studies of the impact of complex geometry and nontrivial topology have vigorously entered various disciplines, from condensed-matter physics through soft-matter physics and chemistry to biology and mathematics, giving rise to an emerging domain of investigation of topological and chiral superconductor and magnetic structures at micro- and nanoscales. The goal of the present Special Issue is to summarize the state of the art in the field and outline the vision for advancing the future research in topological superconductors and hybrid superconductor–magnetic nanoarchitectures as well as their application prospects as novel quantum materials. Advanced experimental techniques capable of fabrication and characterization of magnetic, superconductor and hybrid nanostructures will be discussed. Special attention will be devoted to the excitations in superconducting and magnetically ordered materials, their dynamics and interactions. Topologically nontrivial superconducting screening currents, topological transitions between vortex and phase-slip regimes in superconductor 3D nanoarchitectures will be represented. Emerging curvature-induced effects in hybrid superconductor–magnetic systems will be addressed, as well as the potential use of emerging phenomena in sensorics and information processing.
Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Fomin
Prof. Dr. Oleksandr Dobrovolskiy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanoengineered superconductors
- vortex matter and vortex dynamics
- topological and hybrid systems
- superconductor 3D nanoarchitectures
- hybrid superconductor-magnetic nanoarchitectures
- novel materials and fabrication approaches
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