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ReviewChemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society2023

Topological Superconductors from a Materials Perspective.

Manasi Mandal, Nathan C Drucker, Phum Siriviboon, Thanh Nguyen, Artittaya Boonkird, Tej Nath Lamichhane, Ryotaro Okabe, Abhijatmedhi Chotrattanapituk, Mingda Li

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Review in Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Thermionics in Topological Materials.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Manasi MandalQuantum Measurement Group, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1541-9678
Nathan C DruckerQuantum Measurement Group, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Phum SiriviboonDepartment of Physics, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8532-7226
Thanh NguyenQuantum Measurement Group, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Artittaya BoonkirdQuantum Measurement Group, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Tej Nath LamichhaneQuantum Measurement Group, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Ryotaro OkabeQuantum Measurement Group, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Abhijatmedhi ChotrattanapitukQuantum Measurement Group, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Mingda LiQuantum Measurement Group, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7055-6368

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topological superconductors (TSCs) have garnered significant research and industry attention in the past two decades. By hosting Majorana bound states which can be used as qubits that are robust against local perturbations, TSCs offer a promising platform toward (nonuniversal) topological quantum computation. However, there has been a scarcity of TSC candidates, and the experimental signatures that identify a TSC are often elusive. In this Perspective, after a short review of the TSC basics and theories, we provide an overview of the TSC materials candidates, including natural compounds and synthetic material systems. We further introduce various experimental techniques to probe TSCs, focusing on how a system is identified as a TSC candidate and why a conclusive answer is often challenging to draw. We conclude by calling for new experimental signatures and stronger computational support to accelerate the search for new TSC candidates.

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PMID37637011
PMCPMC10448998

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