Characterizations of topological superconductors: Chern numbers, edge states and Majorana zero modes

The topological properties in topological superconductors are usually characterized by bulk Chern numbers, edge-state spectra, and Majorana zero modes. Whether they are equivalent or inequivalent is not well understood. Here, we investigate this issue with a focus on a checkerboard-lattice model com...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Ping Liu, Yuan Zhou, Yi-Fei Wang, Chang-De Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa8022