New directions in the pursuit of Majorana fermions in solid state systems
J Alicea - Reports on progress in physics, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The 1937 theoretical discovery of Majorana fermions—whose defining property is that they
are their own anti-particles—has since impacted diverse problems ranging from neutrino …
are their own anti-particles—has since impacted diverse problems ranging from neutrino …
Spintronics: Fundamentals and applications
Spintronics, or spin electronics, involves the study of active control and manipulation of spin
degrees of freedom in solid-state systems. This article reviews the current status of this …
degrees of freedom in solid-state systems. This article reviews the current status of this …
Electronic transport in two-dimensional graphene
A broad review of fundamental electronic properties of two-dimensional graphene with the
emphasis on density and temperature-dependent carrier transport in doped or gated …
emphasis on density and temperature-dependent carrier transport in doped or gated …
Majorana fermions in a tunable semiconductor device
J Alicea - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2010 - APS
The experimental realization of Majorana fermions presents an important problem due to
their non-Abelian nature and potential exploitation for topological quantum computation …
their non-Abelian nature and potential exploitation for topological quantum computation …
Tunable Rashba spin-orbit interaction at oxide interfaces
The quasi-two-dimensional electron gas found at the LaAlO 3/SrTiO 3 interface offers
exciting new functionalities, such as tunable superconductivity, and has been proposed as a …
exciting new functionalities, such as tunable superconductivity, and has been proposed as a …
Spin dynamics in semiconductors
This article reviews the current status of spin dynamics in semiconductors which has
achieved much progress in the recent years due to the fast growing field of semiconductor …
achieved much progress in the recent years due to the fast growing field of semiconductor …
Theory of spin torque due to spin-orbit coupling
The combined effect of spin-orbit coupling and exchange interaction in a single
ferromagnetic layer is investigated. It is shown that, in nonequilibrium regime, the spin-orbit …
ferromagnetic layer is investigated. It is shown that, in nonequilibrium regime, the spin-orbit …
Phase diagram of patchy colloids: Towards empty liquids
We report theoretical and numerical evaluations of the phase diagram for patchy colloidal
particles of new generation. We show that the reduction of the number of bonded nearest …
particles of new generation. We show that the reduction of the number of bonded nearest …
Origin and magnitude of 'designer'spin-orbit interaction in graphene on semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides
We use a combination of experimental techniques to demonstrate a general occurrence of
spin-orbit interaction (SOI) in graphene on transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) substrates …
spin-orbit interaction (SOI) in graphene on transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) substrates …
Equilibrium cluster phases and low-density arrested disordered states: the role of short-range attraction and long-range repulsion
We study a model in which particles interact with short-ranged attractive and long-ranged
repulsive interactions, in an attempt to model the equilibrium cluster phase recently …
repulsive interactions, in an attempt to model the equilibrium cluster phase recently …