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 …
An experimentalist's guide to the matrix element in angle resolved photoemission
S Moser - Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related …, 2017 - Elsevier
Angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) is commonly known as a powerful
probe of the one-electron removal spectral function in ordered solid state. With increasing …
probe of the one-electron removal spectral function in ordered solid state. With increasing …
Valley-dependent spin polarization in bulk MoS2 with broken inversion symmetry
The valley degree of freedom of electrons is attracting growing interest as a carrier of
information in various materials, including graphene, diamond and monolayer transition …
information in various materials, including graphene, diamond and monolayer transition …
A tunable topological insulator in the spin helical Dirac transport regime
Helical Dirac fermions—charge carriers that behave as massless relativistic particles with an
intrinsic angular momentum (spin) locked to its translational momentum—are proposed to …
intrinsic angular momentum (spin) locked to its translational momentum—are proposed to …
Observation of unconventional quantum spin textures in topological insulators
A topologically ordered material is characterized by a rare quantum organization of
electrons that evades the conventional spontaneously broken symmetry–based …
electrons that evades the conventional spontaneously broken symmetry–based …
Matching domain-wall configuration and spin-orbit torques for efficient domain-wall motion
In our numerical study, we identify the best conditions for efficient domain-wall motion by
spin-orbit torques originating from the spin Hall effect or Rashba effect. We demonstrate that …
spin-orbit torques originating from the spin Hall effect or Rashba effect. We demonstrate that …
Large Tunable Rashba Spin Splitting of a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in
We report a Rashba spin splitting of a two-dimensional electron gas in the topological
insulator Bi 2 Se 3 from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We further …
insulator Bi 2 Se 3 from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We further …
Multichannel Generalization of Kitaev's Majorana End States and a Practical Route<? format?> to Realize Them in Thin Films
The ends of one-dimensional p+ ip superconductors have long been predicted to possess
localized Majorana fermion modes [A. Kitaev, arXiv: cond-mat/0010440]. We show that …
localized Majorana fermion modes [A. Kitaev, arXiv: cond-mat/0010440]. We show that …
Atom-specific spin mapping and buried topological states in a homologous series of topological insulators
SV Eremeev, G Landolt, TV Menshchikova… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
A topological insulator is a state of quantum matter that, while being an insulator in the bulk,
hosts topologically protected electronic states at the surface. These states open the …
hosts topologically protected electronic states at the surface. These states open the …
Observation of a Warped Helical Spin Texture in from Circular <?format ?>Dichroism Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy
A differential coupling of topological surface states to left-versus right-circularly polarized
light is the basis of many optospintronics applications of topological insulators. Here we …
light is the basis of many optospintronics applications of topological insulators. Here we …