Proposed Spontaneous Generation of Magnetic Fields by Curved Layers of a Chiral Superconductor

Phys Rev Lett. 2018 May 25;120(21):217002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.217002.

Abstract

We demonstrate that two-dimensional chiral superconductors on curved surfaces spontaneously develop magnetic flux. This geometric Meissner effect provides an unequivocal signature of chiral superconductivity, which could be observed in layered materials under stress. We also employ the effect to explain some puzzling questions related to the location of zero-energy Majorana modes.