Topological States for New Modes of Information Storage and Transfer

Dr. Prabhakar Bandaru is a Professor of Materials Science in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is also affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, San DiegoShreyam Natani is a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, San Diego

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Practical materials systems, and related criteria, for hosting the Majorana modes.- 3. Experimental Investigations of Majorana modes and Majorana bound states (MBS).- 4. Issues related to determination of Majorana fermion related modes.- 5. Suggestions for future experiments.- 6. Outlook