Topological superconductivity in skyrmion lattices
@article{Mascot2020TopologicalSI, title={Topological superconductivity in skyrmion lattices}, author={Eric Mascot and Jasmin Bedow and Martin Graham and Stephan Rachel and Dirk K. Morr}, journal={npj Quantum Materials}, year={2020}, volume={6}, pages={1-6} }
Atomic manipulation and interface engineering techniques have provided an intriguing approach to custom-designing topological superconductors and the ensuing Majorana zero modes, representing a paradigm for the realization of topological quantum computing and topology-based devices. Magnet-superconductor hybrid (MSH) systems have proven to be experimentally suitable to engineer topological superconductivity through the control of both the complex structure of its magnetic layer and the…
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