Emergence and stability of Majorana fermions in proximity-coupled topological insulator nanowires

A finite-length topological insulator nanowire, proximity-coupled to an ordinary bulk s-wave superconductor and subject to a longitudinal applied magnetic field is shown to realize a one-dimensional topological superconductor with an unpaired Majorana fermion localized at each end of the nanowire. H...

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Main Author: Cook, Ashley M.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42768