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Two-dimensional chiral topological superconductivity in Shiba lattices

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  • Jian Li

    (Princeton University)

  • Titus Neupert

    (Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, Princeton University
    University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190)

  • Zhijun Wang

    (Princeton University)

  • A. H. MacDonald

    (University of Texas at Austin)

  • A. Yazdani

    (Princeton University)

  • B. Andrei Bernevig

    (Princeton University)

Abstract

The chiral p-wave superconductor is the archetypal example of a state of matter that supports non-Abelian anyons, a highly desired type of exotic quasiparticle. With this, it is foundational for the distant goal of building a topological quantum computer. While some candidate materials for bulk chiral superconductors exist, they are subject of an ongoing debate about their actual paring state. Here we propose an alternative route to chiral superconductivity, consisting of the surface of an ordinary superconductor decorated with a two-dimensional lattice of magnetic impurities. We furthermore identify a promising experimental platform to realize this proposal.

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  • Jian Li & Titus Neupert & Zhijun Wang & A. H. MacDonald & A. Yazdani & B. Andrei Bernevig, 2016. "Two-dimensional chiral topological superconductivity in Shiba lattices," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-7, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms12297
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12297
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