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Topological Superconductors: Fertile ground for Elusive Majorana (‘angel’) Particle

Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) images: edge of FeSe/STO, with inset atomic-resolution STM showing the topmost Se atom arrangement and crystal orientation

Majorana fermions promise information technology with zero resistance. A new, multi-node FLEET review investigates the search for Majorana fermions in iron-based superconductors.

The elusive Majorana fermion, or ‘angel particle’ proposed by Ettore Majorana in 1937, simultaneously behaves like a particle and an antiparticle — and surprisingly remains stable rather than being self-destructive.

Majorana fermions promise information and communications technology with zero resistance, addressing the rising energy consumption of modern electronics (already 8% of global electricity consumption), and promising a sustainable future...

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