University of Twente Student Theses
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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