Author(s): A. M. Cook, M. M. Vazifeh, and M. Franz
It has been shown previously that a finite-length topological insulator nanowire, proximity-coupled to an ordinary bulk s-wave superconductor and subject to a longitudinal applied magnetic field, realizes a one-dimensional topological superconductor with an unpaired Majorana fermion (MF) localized a…
[Phys. Rev. B 86, 155431] Published Wed Oct 17, 2012