Engineering Intrinsic Topological Superconducting Phases

Project funded by Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF-Forskningsprojekt1), grant 6108-00096A. Participating organisations named by the source: KU University of Copenhagen. Runs n/a to 2019-07-31. Keywords: superconductivity, topological insulators, spin-orbit coupling, quantum computing, magnetism. Source: OpenAIRE Graph, from the funder's project data (collected by OpenAIRE on 2025-08-01); national funding data, not CORDIS; selected because its keywords name quantum. Abstract given by the source: Faste stoffer kan befinde sig i adskillige tilstandsformer, for eksempel en metallisk fase, eller en isolerende fase. Der findes imidlertid også mere eksotiske kvantefaser såsom magnetisme og superledning, og senest har vi opdaget en såkaldt topologisk superledende fase. Denne er karakteriseret ved helt unikke overfladetilstande, Majorana modes, med ikke-lokale egenskaber som gør dem til oplagte kandidater til fremtidige kvante-beregninger via kvante computere. Dette projekt består af nye studier af topologiske superledere; både de eksisterende samt forslag til nye materialer eller menneske-skabte strukturer som kan understøtte topologisk superledning, måske endda ved høje temperaturer. Sidstnævnte egenskab vil naturligvis være mere praktisk for anvendelser og leder de teoretiske studier i retning af høj-temperatur superledere og deres mulige rolle i forbindlese med at generere nye topologiske superledende faser.

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AI-assisted summary: This project, funded by Denmark's Independent Research Fund, investigates topological superconducting phases, including Majorana modes for quantum computing. It studies both existing and proposed materials supporting topological superconductivity. The project runs from 2019 to July 2019. Suggested technology pillar: computing. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.