Physics Colloquium - Prof. Jason Alicea

"Majorana Materializes"

Abstract

In 1937 Ettore Majorana introduced the concept of what are now fittingly called Majorana fermions -- fermionic particles that are their own antiparticles. Nowadays an active search for condensed-matter analogues of these elusive objects is well underway, motivated by both the prospect of revealing new facets of quantum mechanics and longer-term quantum computing applications. This talk will survey recent advances in this pursuit.

In particular, I will describe strategies for "engineering" Majorana platforms from simple building blocks, preliminary experimental successes, and future milestones that reveal foundational aspects of Majorana physics directly relevant for quantum computation.

Event Details

Date/Time:

  • Date: 
    Monday, April 8, 2019 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location:
Marcus Nanotechnology Building Conference Rooms 1116-1118

For More Information Contact

Professor Carlos A. Sa De Melo