Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: While the tracks of the elusive Majorana fermion have been seen in semiconductor nanowires in contact with superconductors, this exotic particle is also predicted to appear in nanostructures made of three-dimensional topological insulators, such as HgTe, with induced superconducting surface current. Researchers show that such supercurrent can indeed be induced in HgTe Josephson junctions and offer insights into the underlying mechanism.
Source: Physical Review X
Authors: Jeroen B. Oostinga, Luis Maier, Peter Schüffelgen, Daniel Knott, Christopher Ames, Christoph Brüne, Grigory Tkachov, Hartmut Buhmann, Laurens W. Molenkamp
Institution: University of Würzburg
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,200
Awards: G1411386490, G7825019086
OpenAlex ID: W2037658678