Rotational Symmetry Breaking in a Trigonal Superconductor Nb-doped Bi2Se3

2016/03/13 by Tomoya Asaba, B. J. Lawson, Benjamin Lawson +10 · 3 citations
Chemistry · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Condensed Matter Physics #Chemistry #Combinatorics #Condensed matter physics #Crystallography #Doping #Geometry #Mathematics #Physics #Quantum #Quantum computer #Quantum mechanics #Rare-earth and actinide compounds #Superconductivity #Symmetry (geometry) #Symmetry breaking #Topological Materials and Phenomena #Topology (electrical circuits) #cond-mat.supr-con

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevx.7.011009

published as Phys. Rev. X 7, 011009 (2017) · 10 pages, 9 figures

arxiv created 2016/03/13 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex publication_date 2017/01/27 · arxiv updated 2017/02/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Abstract

Quantum computers need new materials to protect their delicate quantum states. Evidence for such a material---a topological superconductor---has been detected as a breaking of rotational symmetry in a crystal of Nb-doped Bi₂Se₃.

Citations

• Topological insulators and superconductors
• Topological Insulators

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