Proposed Spontaneous Generation of Magnetic Fields by Curved Layers of a Chiral Superconductor

T. Kvorning; T. H. Hansson; A. Quelle; C. Morais Smith

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.217002

Proposed Spontaneous Generation of Magnetic Fields by Curved Layers of a Chiral Superconductor

T. Kvorning
, T. H. Hansson
, A. Quelle
, C. Morais Smith

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Abstract

We demonstrate that two-dimensional chiral superconductors on curved surfaces spontaneously develop magnetic flux. This geometric Meissner effect provides an unequivocal signature of chiral superconductivity, which could be observed in layered materials under stress. We also employ the effect to explain some puzzling questions related to the location of zero-energy Majorana modes.

Original language	English
Article number	217002
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	120
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.217002
Publication status	Published - 25 May 2018

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