7. Caroli–de Gennes–Matricon Analogs in Full-Shell Hybrid Nanowires
M. Deng, Carlos Payá, Pablo {San-Jose}, Elsa Prada, C. Marcus, S. Vaitiekėnas, Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 206302, 2025.
Curriculum Vitae
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| Basic info | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Payá Herrero |
| Location | Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM) |
| Groups | QUDYMA and Q4Q |
| carlos.paya@csic.es |
Education
- PhD candidate in Condensed Matter Physics, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, ongoing.
- Tentative completion date: February, 2027.
- MSc in Condensed Matter Physics, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2022.
- BSc in Physics, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2021.
Work experience
- 2023-ongoing: PhD Candidate
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC.
- Supervisors: Elsa Prada and Ramón Aguado.
- April - July 2025: Visiting PhD Candidate
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen.
- Supervisor: Karsten Flensberg
- 2021-2022: Research Assistant
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC.
- Supervisor: Elsa Prada.
Publications
6. Fluxoid Valve Effect in Full-Shell Nanowire Josephson Junctions
Carlos Payá, F. {Matute-Cañadas}, A. Yeyati, Ramón Aguado, Pablo {San-Jose}, Elsa Prada, arXiv 2504.16989, 2025.
5. Josephson Effect and Critical Currents in Trivial and Topological Full-Shell Hybrid Nanowires
Carlos Payá, Ramón Aguado, Pablo {San-Jose}, Elsa Prada, arXiv 2503.09756, 2025.
4. InP/GaSb Core-Shell Nanowires: A Novel Hole-Based Platform with Strong Spin-Orbit Coupling for Full-Shell Hybrid Devices
Andrea Vezzosi, Carlos Pay{\'a}, Pawe{\l} W{\'o}jcik, Andrea Bertoni, Guido Goldoni, Elsa Prada, Samuel D., SciPost Physics 18, 069, 2025.
3. Absence of Majorana Oscillations in Finite-Length Full-Shell Hybrid Nanowires
Carlos Payá, Pablo San-Jose, Carlos Martínez, Ramón Aguado, Elsa Prada, Phys. Rev. B 110, 115417, 2024.
2. Phenomenology of Majorana Zero Modes in Full-Shell Hybrid Nanowires
Carlos Payá, Samuel Escribano, Andrea Vezzosi, Fernando Peñaranda, Ramón Aguado, Pablo San-Jose, Elsa Prada, Physical Review B 109, 115428, 2024.
1. Theory of Caroli–de Gennes–Matricon analogs in full-shell hybrid nanowires
Pablo San-Jose, Carlos Payá, C. Marcus, S. Vaitiekėnas, Elsa Prada, Phys. Rev. B 107, 155423, 2023.
Conference contributions
14. GRC on Hybrid Superconductor-Semiconductor Devices
Poster. Gordon Research Conferences, Les Diablerets, Switzerland
13. APS Global Physics Summit 2025
Contributed. American Physical Society, Anaheim, CA, US
12. Quantum Designer 2024
Poster. Donostia International Physics Center, San Sebastián, Spain
11. QTYR24
Contributed. PhD and Young Scientists in Quantum Technologies Network (PYSQT), Madrid, Spain
10. Quantum matter for Quantum Technologies Workshop
Poster. SPICE, Mainz, Germany
9. Condensed Matter PhD Program Anual Meeting
Contributed. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
8. European School on Superconductivity and Magnetism in Quantum Materials
Poster. SuperQmap COST action, Gandía, Spain
7. Workshop on Superconductor-Semiconductor Hybrids
Attended. Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
6. Emergence of Quantum Phases in Novel Materials
Poster. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
5. Bound States in Superconducting Nanodevices
Poster. TopSquad and AndQC collaborations, Budapest, Hungary
4. YouMat2023
Poster. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
3. QuantumMatter 2023
Poster. Phantoms Foundation, Madrid, Spain
2. Frontiers in Condensed Matter Physics
Poster. Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1. Emergence of Quantum Phases in Novel Materials
Attended. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Teaching
Supervised students
- 2024-2025: César Robles - Bachelor’s Thesis
- Main supervisor: Elsa Prada
- Title: Quasi-Majoranas in inhomogeneous full-shell hybrid nanowires
Outreach
- 2023-ongoing: Member of the Superconductivity Outreach Team.
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC.
- Coordinators: María José Calderón and Leni Bascones.
- Regular activites: monthly talks and demonstrations to high-school students.
Events
6. European Researchers’ Night 2024
Workshopper. CSIC, Madrid, Spain
5. Feria Madrid es Ciencia 2024 (Madrid Science Fair)
Workshopper. Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
4. Semana de la Ciencia (Science Week)
Workshopper. CSIC, Madrid, Spain
3. European Researchers’ Night 2023
Workshopper. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
2. Ciencia en la Calle
Workshopper. Casa de la Ciencia, Ciudad Real, Spain
1. European Researchers’ Nigth 2022
Logistics. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain