Germany, Jan. 22 -- Project Id: 79706
Description: Grant agreement ID: 787515
Status
Ongoing project
Start date
1 July 2018
End date
30 June 2023
Funded under:
H2020-EU.1.1.
Overall budget:
€ 2 498 887
EU contribution
€ 2 498 887
Objective
Three-dimensional topological insulators (3D-TI) feature an insulating bulk and conducting surface states. The energy spectrum of these surface states mimics the one of relativistic Dirac electrons, i.e., it is linear in wave-vector k, not spin-degenerate and the spin locks to the k-vector (spin-momentum locking (SML)). The lack of spin degeneracy makes TIs a promising system for detecting quasi-particles with properties of Majorana fermions (MF), being potentially useful for fa...