Topological Superconductors and Majorana Fermions
1.03.2017
| Date | 1.03.2017 |
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| Time | 16:15<br /><small>Apero after the Colloquium</small> |
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| Speaker | Annica Black-Schaffer |
| Area of expertise | Physics |
| Host | Dep. Physik |
| Contact | Bzdusek |
| Abstract | Topological superconductors with Majorana fermion quasiparticles form a newly discovered class of matter. The Majorana fermion can be seen as half an electron, or more accurately, the electron wave function has split up into two separate parts. I will explain why Majorana fermions appear, briefly review the current experimental status, and report on a few of our new findings, such as spontaneous currents and disorder robustness. |