Falko Pientka

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Falko Pientka is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Falko Pientka has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 11 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Falko Pientka's work include Topological Materials and Phenomena (18 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (11 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (9 papers). Falko Pientka is often cited by papers focused on Topological Materials and Phenomena (18 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (11 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (9 papers). Falko Pientka collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Falko Pientka's co-authors include Felix von Oppen, L. I. Glazman, Yang Peng, Benjamin Heinrich, Katharina J. Franke, Michael V. Ruby, Erez Berg, Amir Yacoby, Bertrand I. Halperin and Anna Keselman and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B and Nature Physics.

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Falko Pientka

24 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Topological superconducting phase in helical Shiba chains

2013 359 citations Falko Pientka, L. I. Glazman et al. Physical Review B profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mode-resolved, non-local electron–phonon coupling in two-dimensional spectroscopy 2025 ·Nature Physics ·(unknown), (unknown), Jaco J. Geuchies, Maksim Grechko, Mischa Bonn, Falko Pientka, Heejae Kim	4
2	Probing the quantum noise of the spinon Fermi surface with NV centers 2022 ·Physical review. B. ·(unknown), Falko Pientka, (unknown), Inti Sodemann	0
3	Transport of Neutral Optical Excitations Using Electric Fields 2019 ·Physical Review X ·Ovidiu Cotleţ, Falko Pientka, Richard Schmidt, Gergely Zaránd, Eugene Demler, Ataç Îmamoğlu	26
4	Tuning topological superconductivity in phase-controlled Josephson junctions with Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling 2019 ·Physical review. B. ·Benedikt Scharf, Falko Pientka, Hechen Ren, Amir Yacoby, Ewelina M. Hankiewicz	36
5	Topological Superconductivity in a Phase-Controlled Josephson Junction 2018 ·RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·Hechen Ren, Falko Pientka, Sean Hart, Andrew T. Pierce, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Benedikt Scharf, Ewelina M. Hankiewicz, L. W. Molenkamp, Bertrand I. Halperin, Amir Yacoby	2
6	Thermal Transport Signatures of Broken-Symmetry Phases in Graphene 2017 ·Physical Review Letters ·Falko Pientka, (unknown), Philip Kim, Bertrand I. Halperin	10
7	Topological Superconductivity in a Planar Josephson Junction 2017 ·Physical Review X ·Falko Pientka, Anna Keselman, Erez Berg, Amir Yacoby, Ady Stern, Bertrand I. Halperin	187
8	Signatures of topological Josephson junctions 2016 ·Physical review. B. ·Yang Peng, Falko Pientka, Erez Berg, Yuval Oreg, Felix von Oppen	60
9	Tunneling Processes into Localized Subgap States in Superconductors 2015 ·Physical Review Letters ·Michael V. Ruby, Falko Pientka, Yang Peng, Felix von Oppen, Benjamin Heinrich, Katharina J. Franke	114
10	Robust Majorana Conductance Peaks for a Superconducting Lead 2015 ·Physical Review Letters ·Yang Peng, Falko Pientka, (unknown), L. I. Glazman, Felix von Oppen	43
11	End States and Subgap Structure in Proximity-Coupled Chains of Magnetic Adatoms 2015 ·Physical Review Letters ·Michael V. Ruby, Falko Pientka, Yang Peng, Felix von Oppen, Benjamin Heinrich, Katharina J. Franke	274
12	Topological superconducting phase and Majorana bound states in Shiba chains 2015 ·Physica Scripta ·Falko Pientka, Yang Peng, L. I. Glazman, Felix von Oppen	24
13	Strong Localization of Majorana End States in Chains of Magnetic Adatoms 2015 ·Physical Review Letters ·Yang Peng, Falko Pientka, L. I. Glazman, Felix von Oppen	114
14	Unconventional topological phase transitions in helical Shiba chains 2014 ·Physical Review B ·Falko Pientka, L. I. Glazman, Felix von Oppen	111
15	Topological superconducting phase in helical Shiba chains breakdown → 2013 ·Physical Review B ·Falko Pientka, L. I. Glazman, Felix von Oppen	359
16	Magneto-Josephson effects and Majorana bound states in quantum wires 2013 ·New Journal of Physics ·Falko Pientka, Liang Jiang, David Pekker, Jason Alicea, Gil Refael, Yuval Oreg, Felix von Oppen	18
17	Enhanced Zero-Bias Majorana Peak in the Differential Tunneling Conductance of Disordered Multisubband Quantum-Wire/Superconductor Junctions 2012 ·Physical Review Letters ·Falko Pientka, Graham Kells, Alessandro Romito, Piet W. Brouwer, Felix von Oppen	104
18	First-principle calculations of the Berry curvature of Bloch states for charge and spin transport of electrons 2012 ·Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·Martin Gradhand, Dmitry V. Fedorov, Falko Pientka, Peter Zahn, Ingrid Mertig, B. L. Györffy	130
19	Gauge freedom for degenerate Bloch states 2012 ·Physical Review B ·Falko Pientka, Martin Gradhand, Dmitry V. Fedorov, Ingrid Mertig, B. L. Györffy	9
20	Saturation effects in the upconversion efficiency of Er-doped fluorozirconate glasses 2010 ·Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·B. L. Henke, Falko Pientka, Jacqueline A. Johnson, B. Ahrens, Paul‐Tiberiu Miclea, Stefan Schweizer	16

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