Details
Speaker Name/Affiliation
Sankar Das Sarma / U. Maryland
When
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Seminar Type
Location (Room)
Duane Physics Room G126
Event Details & Abstracts
Lunch is provided at 12:00 pm before the talk.
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Abstract: I will discuss the current status of the search for non-Abelian Majorana zero modes (MZMs) and topological superconductivity in solid state systems, from both experimental and theoretical perspectives. In particular, the highly-developed physics of the search for MZMs in hybrid semiconductor-superconductor systems will be discussed along with the analysis of a recent breakthrough experiment from Microsoft Quantum on high-quality InAs nanowires.
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