Topological stability of majorana zero modes in superconductor-topological insulator systems

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Fukui, Takahiro ^a   Fujiwara, Takanori ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Index theorem; Majorana zero modes; Superconductor topological insulator system; Topological invariants

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949675603     PISSN: 00319015     EISSN: 13474073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JPSJ.79.033701     Document Type: Article

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