Carlos Payá, PhD Candidate
Hi! I’m Carlos, a theoretical condensed matter physicist pursuing my PhD at the QUDYMA and Q4Q groups at ICMM, CSIC, in Madrid, under the supervision of Elsa Prada and Ramón Aguado.
My research focuses on one-dimensional hybrid semiconductor-superconductor systems, with particular emphasis on full-shell nanowires. I combine large-scale numerical simulations with analytical modelling to address open questions spanning topological superconductivity, transport phenomena, and the rich phase structure of these devices.
I collaborate closely with several experimental groups, see the publications section. I also undertook a research visit to Karsten Flensberg’s group at the University of Copenhagen in 2025, where I began working on non-Hermitian transport in hybrid devices.
Feel free to reach out via email at carlos.paya@csic.es.