The key motivation for my research during Ph.D. lies in the intriguing possibility of extracting crucial information about Andreev bound states (ABS) from mesoscopic transport phenomena. These kinds of mesoscopic transport can be explored by applying either a voltage or temperature bias. However, applying a voltage bias across a Josephson junction (JJ) transforms it into a time-dependent problem, introducing additional complexities. On the other hand, thermal bias-induced transport offers a viable platform for exploring fundamental physics without the above-mentioned issues. Once a temperature bias is applied, one can measure either heat or charge currents across a JJ. We have focused on identifying signatures of ABS through these thermal bias-induced currents. Using the well-known Bogoliubov-de Gennes (BdG) Hamiltonian, we aim to model superconducting heterojunctions, specifically JJs, in order to evaluate different transport coefficients such as thermoelectric/thermal current coefficient, thermal conductivity, differential conductance, and so on within the linear response limit. Furthermore, my research delves into the topological aspects of multiterminal JJs, including the topological nature of the superconductors, as well as the interplay between gap closure and the band topology of the Andreev bands.

Talks & Posters

2023

  • Offline Poster @ COMQUI-2023, “Condensed Matter meets Quantum Information, at ICTS-TIFR, Bangaluru, India, during 25 Sep.-6 Oct. 2023
  • Online Talk @ APS March Meeting 2023, during 20-22 March 2023

2022

  • Offline Talk @ Qmat-2022, “Annual Conference on quantum condensed matter”, at IIT Kanpur, India, during 18-22 Sep. 2022

2021

  • Online Poster @ YIMQCMT-2021, “Young Investigators Meet QCMT 2021”, at NISER Bhubaneswar, India, during 16-19 Nov 2021
  • Online Poster @ Toposuper-2021 – Online conference on “Emergent topological superconductivity” at Aalto University, Finland, during 7-9 June 2021

Collaborators

Prof. Sumathi Rao

ICTS-TIFR, India

Prof. Sourin Das

IISER Kolkata, India

Dr. Udit Khanna

Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Dr. Vivekananda Adak

KAIST, South Korea

Amulya Ratnakar

IISER Kolkata, India

Dr. Subhajit Pal

IISER Kolkata, India

Kishore Iyer

Aix-Marseille University, France

Dr. Suman J. De

McGill University, Canada