Topological Superconductivity in a Planar Josephson Junction

We consider a two-dimensional electron gas with strong spin-orbit coupling contacted by two superconducting leads, forming a Josephson junction. We show that in the presence of an in-plane Zeeman field, the quasi-one-dimensional region between the two superconductors can support a topological superc...

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Main Authors: Falko Pientka, Anna Keselman, Erez Berg, Amir Yacoby, Ady Stern, Bertrand I. Halperin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2017-05-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.7.021032