Topological Superconducting Phases in a Strained Altermagnet-Superconductor Heterostructure

@misc{yoshizawa2026topological,
  title = {{Topological Superconducting Phases in a Strained Altermagnet-Superconductor Heterostructure}},
  author = {Keita Yoshizawa and Ryo Okugawa and Takami Tohyama},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.30791},
  eprint = {2609.30791},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.30791},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}

TY  - UNPB
TI  - Topological Superconducting Phases in a Strained Altermagnet-Superconductor Heterostructure
AU  - Keita Yoshizawa
AU  - Ryo Okugawa
AU  - Takami Tohyama
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/25
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.30791
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.30791
AB  - We investigate topological superconductivity in a heterostructure consisting of a two-dimensional s-wave superconductor and a d-wave altermagnet with Rashba spin-orbit coupling. In particular, we study the effects of strain and hopping anisotropy on the topological superconducting phases. By calculating the Chern number, we obtain topological phase diagrams as functions of the chemical potential and the strength of the effective magnetic field induced by the magnetic proximity effect. We find that strain-induced lattice distortion allows topological superconducting phases to emerge over a broad parameter region. Our findings suggest that strain that lowers symmetry can serve as a route to realizing topological superconductivity in altermagnet-superconductor heterostructures.
ER  -