Majorana modes in a topological insulator/s-wave superconductor heterostructure

In a recent experiment, signatures of Majorana fermion (MF) were found in the vortex core threading a heterostructure composed of n layers of topological insulator (TI) deposited on a bulk s-wave superconductor. Here we provide strong theoretical support to the experiment. First, we demonstrate that...

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Main Authors: Li, Zheng-Zao, Zhang, Fu-Chun, Wang, Qiang-Hua
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4163671/