Topological superconducting state of lead nanowires in an external magnetic field

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 109, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Rodrigo, J G ^a   Crespo, V ^a   Suderow, H ^a   Vieira, S ^a   Guinea, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDREEV STATE; APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; CRITICAL FIELDS; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; LARGE SPIN; LEAD NANOWIRES; MAJORANA; MULTIPLE ANDREEV REFLECTIONS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY; SUPERCONDUCTING STATE; TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; ZEEMAN ENERGIES;

INTERFACE STATES; LEAD; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOWIRES; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84870580656     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.237003     Document Type: Article

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