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Proposed Spontaneous Generation of Magnetic Fields by Curved Layers of a Chiral Superconductor

T. Kvorning, T. H. Hansson, A. Quelle, and C. Morais Smith
Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 217002 – Published 25 May 2018

Abstract

We demonstrate that two-dimensional chiral superconductors on curved surfaces spontaneously develop magnetic flux. This geometric Meissner effect provides an unequivocal signature of chiral superconductivity, which could be observed in layered materials under stress. We also employ the effect to explain some puzzling questions related to the location of zero-energy Majorana modes.

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  • Received 20 September 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.217002

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Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

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T. Kvorning1, T. H. Hansson1,2, A. Quelle3, and C. Morais Smith3

  • 1Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2Nordita, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 3Institute for Theoretical Physics, Center for Extreme Matter and Emergent Phenomena, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584CC Utrecht, Netherlands

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Vol. 120, Iss. 21 — 25 May 2018

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