Engineering a p+ip superconductor: Comparison of topological insulator and Rashba spin-orbit-coupled materials

We compare topological insulator materials and Rashba-coupled surfaces as candidates for engineering p+ip superconductivity. Specifically, in each type of material we examine (1) the limitations to inducing superconductivity by proximity to an ordinary s-wave superconductor, and (2) the robustness o...

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Main Authors: Potter, Andrew Cole (Contributor), Lee, Patrick A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2011-09-21T20:56:58Z.
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