Topological surface states in nodal superconductors

Schnyder, A.; Brydon, P.

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Topological surface states in nodal superconductors

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Schnyder, A., & Brydon, P. (2015). Topological surface states in nodal superconductors. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 27(24): 243201.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000E-CA88-5

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Topological superconductors have become a subject of intense research due to their potential use for technical applications in device fabrication and quantum information. Besides fully gapped superconductors, unconventional superconductors with point or line nodes in their order parameter can also exhibit nontrivial topological characteristics. This article reviews recent progress in the theoretical understanding of nodal topological superconductors, with a focus on Weyl and noncentrosymmetric superconductors and their protected surface states. Using selected examples, we review the bulk topological properties of these systems, study different types of topological surface states, and examine their unusual properties. Furthermore, we survey some candidate materials for topological superconductivity and discuss different experimental signatures of topological surface states.