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Yukio Tanaka

Yukio Tanaka

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Physics

D-Index
87
Citations
31294
World Ranking
2453
National Ranking
68

Overview

Yukio Tanaka is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and specializes in research at the intersection of physics and astronomy, with a focus on atomic and molecular physics, optics, and condensed matter physics. Their scholarly output covers a range of topics, including topological materials and phenomena, physics of superconductivity and magnetism, and advanced condensed matter physics.

Their recent publications highlight contributions to superconductivity and quantum transport phenomena. Notable papers include:

  • Theory of giant diode effect in d-wave superconductor junctions on the surface of a topological insulator, 2022, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Theory of Majorana Zero Modes in Unconventional Superconductors, 2024, Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics

Other influential papers associated with their collaborative network include:

  • Tunable Josephson Diode Effect on the Surface of Topological Insulators, 2023, Physical Review Letters
  • Enhancing the Josephson diode effect with Majorana bound states, 2024, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • φ Josephson Junction Induced by Altermagnetism, 2024, Physical Review Letters

Tanaka has worked with a number of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Keiji Yada
  • Jorge Cayao
  • Shun Tamura
  • Bo Lu
  • Yuri Fukaya

Their publishing venues predominantly include:

  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Research
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Their work spans key subfields such as atomic and molecular physics, optics, condensed matter physics, materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and electrical and electronic engineering. The main research topics they cover are:

  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Rare-earth and actinide compounds
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Quantum many-body systems

Best Publications

  • Unconventional Pairing Originating from the Disconnected Fermi Surfaces of Superconducting LaFeAsO 1-x F x

    Kazuhiko Kuroki;Seiichiro Onari;Ryotaro Arita;Hidetomo Usui

  • Theory of Tunneling Spectroscopy of d-Wave Superconductors.

    Yukio Tanaka;Satoshi Kashiwaya

  • Tunnelling effects on surface bound states in unconventional superconductors

    Satoshi Kashiwaya;Yukio Tanaka

  • Experimental realization of a topological crystalline insulator in SnTe

    Y. Tanaka;Zhi Ren;T. Sato;K. Nakayama

  • Topological Superconductivity in Cu(x)Bi(2)Se(3).

    Satoshi Sasaki;M. Kriener;Kouji Segawa;Keiji Yada

  • Manipulation of the Majorana fermion, Andreev reflection, and Josephson current on topological insulators.

    Yukio Tanaka;Takehito Yokoyama;Naoto Nagaosa

  • Symmetry and Topology in Superconductors –Odd-Frequency Pairing and Edge States–

    Yukio Tanaka;Masatoshi Sato;Naoto Nagaosa

  • Unconventional superconductivity on a topological insulator.

    Jacob Linder;Yukio Tanaka;Takehito Yokoyama;Asle Sudbø

  • Non-Centrosymmetric Superconductors

    Ernst Bauer;Manfred Sigrist

  • Theory for tunneling spectroscopy of anisotropic superconductors.

    Satoshi Kashiwaya;Yukio Tanaka;Masao Koyanagi;Koji Kajimura

  • Theory of Josephson effects in anisotropic superconductors

    Yukio Tanaka;Satoshi Kashiwaya

  • Origin of zero-bias conductance peaks in high-Tc superconductors.

    Satoshi Kashiwaya;Yukio Tanaka;Masao Koyanagi;Hiroshi Takashima

  • Theory of the Josephson effect in d -wave superconductors

    Yukio Tanaka;Satoshi Kashiwaya

  • Topology of Andreev bound states with flat dispersion

    Masatoshi Sato;Yukio Tanaka;Keiji Yada;Takehito Yokoyama

  • Theoretical aspects of Andreev spectroscopy and tunneling spectroscopy in non-centrosymmetric superconductors : a topical review

    Matthias Eschrig;Christian Iniotakis;Yukio Tanaka

  • Spin current in ferromagnet-insulator-superconductor junctions

    S. Kashiwaya;Y. Tanaka;N. Yoshida;M. R. Beasley

  • Theory of the proximity effect in junctions with unconventional superconductors.

    Y. Tanaka;Alexandre Avraamovitch Golubov

  • Line-Node Dirac Semimetal and Topological Insulating Phase in Noncentrosymmetric Pnictides CaAgX (X = P, As)

    Ai Yamakage;Youichi Yamakawa;Yukio Tanaka;Yoshihiko Okamoto

  • Erratum: Unconventional Pairing Originating from the Disconnected Fermi Surfaces of Superconducting LaFeAsO 1 − x F x [Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 , 087004 (2008)]

    Kazuhiko Kuroki;Seiichiro Onari;Ryotaro Arita;Hidetomo Usui

  • Theory of topological spin current in noncentrosymmetric superconductors

    Yukio Tanaka;Takehito Yokoyama;Alexander V. Balatsky;Naoto Nagaosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoto Nagaosa
Naoto Nagaosa University of Tokyo
Ryotaro Arita
Ryotaro Arita University of Tokyo
Masaru Tsukada
Masaru Tsukada Tohoku University
Madoka Tokumoto
Madoka Tokumoto National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Hiroshi Eisaki
Hiroshi Eisaki National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yoshiteru Maeno
Yoshiteru Maeno Kyoto University
Takashi Takahashi
Takashi Takahashi Tohoku University
Kazuo Shiokawa
Kazuo Shiokawa Nagoya University
Takafumi Sato
Takafumi Sato Tohoku University

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