ICTP is pleased to announce that the forthcoming ICTP
Colloquium, "Majorana Edge Modes in Topological Superconductors
", by Prof. Carlo Beenakker, Instituut-Lorentz, Leiden
University, will take place TODAY at 16:30 hrs, in the
Budinich Lecture Hall, Leonardo Building, ICTP.
BIOSKETCH: Carlo Beenakker received his Ph.D. in 1984 from
Leiden University and then worked for six years at the Philips
Research Laboratories in Eindhoven. Since 1991 he is professor
in Leiden, working at the Lorentz Institute for theoretical
physics. His research on electrical conduction in nanostructures
was distinguished with the Royal-Shell prize, the Spinoza prize,
and the Akzo-Nobel Science Award. His current interests center
around topological states of matter and topological quantum
computation, supported by an ERC Synergy grant with his
colleagues from Delft University of Technology.
ABSTRACT: Two-dimensional superconductors with broken
time-reversal symmetry have been predicted to support
topologically protected chiral edge states, providing a
superconducting counterpart to the quantum Hall effect in
semiconductors. The edge states carry charge-neutral
quasiparticles, coherent superpositions of electrons and holes
referred to as "Majorana fermions". After several decades of
unsuccesful search for these edge states, an experimental
observation was reported earlier this year [Science 357, 294
(2017)]. We present an overview of electrical and thermal probes
of the superconducting edge states, focusing on unique
signatures of their Majorana nature. Background reading: "A road
to reality with topologicalsuperconductors", arXiv:1606.09439.
The abstract of the talk is available at http://indico.ictp.it/event/8414/
The Colloquium will be livestreamed at ictp.it/livestream
The poster is attached.
Light refreshments will be served after the lecture.
You are all very warmly invited to attend.
Office of the Director, ICTP