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Interfaces of topological insulators and superconductors

Olde Olthof, L.A.B. (2018) Interfaces of topological insulators and superconductors.

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Abstract:At every interface with a superconductor, there is a probability that an incident electron is reflected as a spin-flipped hole, which is known as Andreev reflection. In certain geometries consisting of a topological insulator and an s-wave superconductor, Andreev reflection can lead to the formation of a Majorana bound state (MBS). Since a MBS obeys non-Abelian statistics, it can serve as a build- ing block for topological quantum bits in future devices. In this thesis, we investigate interfaces of topological insulators and superconductors, both theoretically and experimentally.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Faculty:EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Subject:31 mathematics, 33 physics
Programme:Applied Mathematics MSc (60348)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/76532
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