Majorana zero modes in superconductor–semiconductor heterostructures
Realizing topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes in the laboratory is a
major goal in condensed-matter physics. In this Review, we survey the current status of this …
major goal in condensed-matter physics. In this Review, we survey the current status of this …
Topological superconductivity in hybrid devices
Topological superconductivity can emerge from the combination of conventional
superconductivity in a metal and strong spin–orbit coupling in a semiconductor when they …
superconductivity in a metal and strong spin–orbit coupling in a semiconductor when they …
Reflection-symmetric second-order topological insulators and superconductors
J Langbehn, Y Peng, L Trifunovic, F von Oppen… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
Second-order topological insulators are crystalline insulators with a gapped bulk and
gapped crystalline boundaries, but with topologically protected gapless states at the …
gapped crystalline boundaries, but with topologically protected gapless states at the …
Majorana quasiparticles in condensed matter
R Aguado - La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento, 2017 - Springer
In the space of less than one decade, the search for Majorana quasiparticles in condensed
matter has become one of the hottest topics in physics. The aim of this review is to provide a …
matter has become one of the hottest topics in physics. The aim of this review is to provide a …
Classification of topological quantum matter with symmetries
Topological materials have become the focus of intense research in recent years, since they
exhibit fundamentally new physical phenomena with potential applications for novel devices …
exhibit fundamentally new physical phenomena with potential applications for novel devices …
Andreev bound states versus Majorana bound states in quantum dot-nanowire-superconductor hybrid structures: Trivial versus topological zero-bias conductance …
Motivated by an important recent experiment [Deng, Science 354, 1557 (2016) SCIEAS
0036-8075 10.1126/science. aaf3961], we theoretically consider the interplay between …
0036-8075 10.1126/science. aaf3961], we theoretically consider the interplay between …
New directions in the pursuit of Majorana fermions in solid state systems
J Alicea - Reports on progress in physics, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The 1937 theoretical discovery of Majorana fermions—whose defining property is that they
are their own anti-particles—has since impacted diverse problems ranging from neutrino …
are their own anti-particles—has since impacted diverse problems ranging from neutrino …
Search for Majorana fermions in superconductors
CWJ Beenakker - Annu. Rev. Condens. Matter Phys., 2013 - annualreviews.org
Majorana fermions (particles that are their own antiparticle) may or may not exist in nature as
elementary building blocks, but in condensed matter they can be constructed out of electron …
elementary building blocks, but in condensed matter they can be constructed out of electron …
The fractional ac Josephson effect in a semiconductor–superconductor nanowire as a signature of Majorana particles
Topological superconductors that support Majorana fermions have been predicted when
one-dimensional semiconducting wires are coupled to a superconductor,,. Such excitations …
one-dimensional semiconducting wires are coupled to a superconductor,,. Such excitations …
Introduction to topological superconductivity and Majorana fermions
M Leijnse, K Flensberg - Semiconductor Science and Technology, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
This short review paper provides a pedagogical introduction to the rapidly growing research
field of Majorana fermions in topological superconductors. We first discuss in some detail the …
field of Majorana fermions in topological superconductors. We first discuss in some detail the …