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How is a Majorana fermion created when a s-wave superconductors is in proximity to a topological insulator (e.g. via an antidot)
Kane and Fu proposed a few geometries how to create Majorana zero modes using a s-wave superconductor in proximity to a 3D topological insulator (TI).
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What is a $p_x + i p_y$ superconductor? Relation to topological superconductors
I often read about s-wave and p-wave superconductors. In particular a $p_x + i p_y$
superconductor - often mentioned in combination with topological superconductors.
I understand that the overall ...
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What is paramagnetic current-current correlation?
I know what paramagnetism is. But first I want to know about the paramagnetic current and then the above-mentioned correlation?
Actually, I am working on a paper on superconductivity where I have ...
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What does “particle number conservation” mean in condensed matter physics?
What exactly does it imply about a condensed matter system to have particle number conserved or not conserved?
For example, why does the superconducting phase break particle number conservation while ...
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What papers detail the early research on heavy fermion superconductors?
Can someone point me to the papers detailing when/where/how heavy fermion superconductors were first synthesized, tested and documented?
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In what way do Cooper pairs of electrons bond and stay bonded in superconductors?
I understand how electrons initially move into another's vicinity, but nowhere can I find a fathomable answer to this. Also, does the pairs forming 'a condensate' mean a Bose-Einstein condensate?
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Shine a light into a superconductor
A type-I superconductor can expel almost all magnetic flux (below some critical value $H_c$) from its interior when superconducting. Light as we know is an electromagnetic wave. So what would happen ...
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Can a superconducting wire conduct unlimited current?
A superconducting wire has no electrical resistance and as such it does not heat up when current passes through it. Non-superconducting wires can be damaged by too much current, because they get too ...
