Topologically protected flat zero-energy surface bands in noncentrosymmetric superconductors

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Brydon, P M R ^a   Schnyder, Andreas P ^b   Timm, Carsten ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 79961197905     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.020501     Document Type: Article

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