Topological states of matter induced by spatially-modulated fields

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In this last fiscal year, my research resulted in 3 publications, one accepted paper, 6 oral contributions to conferences, and 4 invited seminars in research institutions. Scientifically, the main achievements were:We demonstrated the possibility to braid Majorana modes via spatially-modulated fields, employing Majorana modes localized in discrete 1D arrays.We proposed a novel way to manipulate Majorana modes in 2D superconductors via inhomogeneous superconducting order.We developed a novel framework to describe nontrivial Majorana modes and other kinds of trivial modes in 1D superconductors.I wrote an extended review on Majorana modes in topological superconductors, which summarizes the main achievements in the field and will hopefully serve as inspiration for future research.