Vortex lines in topological insulator-superconductor heterostructures
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Ching-Kai Chiu,1 Matthew J. Gilbert,2,3 and Taylor L. Hughes1 1Department of Physics, University of Illinois, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, 1406 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA 3Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois, 208 North Wright Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA (Received 20 May 2011; revised manuscript received 1 September 2011; published 7 October 2011)
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