Preprint from Ando group recommended in the Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics
The preprint entitled “Induced superconducting correlations in the quantum anomalous hall insulator” by Anjana Uday et al. was recommended for discussion in the Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics and commented by Anton Akhmerov (Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology).
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Co-authors Anjana Uday and Gertjan Lippertz
The preprint from the Ando group was chosen by Anton Akhmerov and included in his commentary published on July 31 [download commentary pdf]. The preprint “Induced superconducting correlations in the quantum anomalous Hall insulator” is a collaboration between the Ando group, ML4Q associated member Kristof Moors from PGI-9 at Forschungszentrum Jülich as well as the Universities of Leuven and Basel.
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