Introduction to topological superconductivity and Majorana fermions

• Published in: Semiconductor science and technology Vol. 27; no. 12; pp. 124003 - 124013
• Main Authors: Leijnse, Martin, Flensberg, Karsten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.12.2012
• Subjects: Majorana fermions; quantum computation; spin-orbit coupling; superconducting proximity effect; topological superconductivity

This short review paper provides a pedagogical introduction to the rapidly growing research field of Majorana fermions in topological superconductors. We first discuss in some detail the simplest 'toy model' in which Majoranas appear, namely a one-dimensional tight-binding representation o...