scholarly journals Helical order in one-dimensional magnetic atom chains and possible emergence of Majorana bound states

2014 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Younghyun Kim ◽  
Meng Cheng ◽  
Bela Bauer ◽  
Roman M. Lutchyn ◽  
S. Das Sarma
Author(s):  
Niccolò Traverso Ziani ◽  
Lucia Vigliotti ◽  
Matteo Carrega ◽  
Fabio Cavaliere

Majorana bound states in topological superconductors have attracted intense research activity in view of applications in topological quantum computation. However, they are not the only example of topological bound states that can occur in such systems. We here study a model in which both Majorana and Tamm bound states compete. We show both numerically and analytically that, surprisingly, the Tamm state remains partially localized even when the spectrum becomes gapless. Despite this fact, we demonstrate that the Majorana polarization shows a clear transition between the two regimes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aksel Kobiałka ◽  
Tadeusz Domański ◽  
Andrzej Ptok

Abstract Interplay between superconductivity, spin-orbit coupling and magnetic field can lead to realisation of the topologically non–trivial states which in finite one dimensional nanowires are manifested by emergence of a pair of zero-energy Majorana bound states. On the other hand, in two dimensional systems the chiral edge states can appear. We investigate novel properties of the bound states in a system of mixed dimensionality, composed of one-dimensional nanowire connected with two-dimensional plaquette. We study this system, assuming either its part or the entire structure to be in topologically non–trivial superconducting state. Our results show delocalisation of the Majorana modes, upon leaking from the nanowire to the plaquette with some tendency towards its corners.


Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1100
Author(s):  
Lucia Vigliotti ◽  
Fabio Cavaliere ◽  
Matteo Carrega ◽  
Niccolò Traverso Ziani

Majorana bound states in topological superconductors have attracted intense research activity in view of applications in topological quantum computation. However, they are not the only example of topological bound states that can occur in such systems. Here, we study a model in which both Majorana and Tamm bound states compete. We show both numerically and analytically that, surprisingly, the Tamm state remains partially localized even when the spectrum becomes gapless. Despite this fact, we demonstrate that the Majorana polarization shows a clear transition between the two regimes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. eaar5251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howon Kim ◽  
Alexandra Palacio-Morales ◽  
Thore Posske ◽  
Levente Rózsa ◽  
Krisztián Palotás ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 89 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Doru Sticlet ◽  
Luis Seabra ◽  
Frank Pollmann ◽  
Jérôme Cayssol

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. Ricco ◽  
J. E. Sanches ◽  
Y. Marques ◽  
M. de Souza ◽  
M. S. Figueira ◽  
...  

AbstractWe consider transport properties of a hybrid device composed by a quantum dot placed between normal and superconducting reservoirs, and coupled to a Majorana nanowire: a topological superconducting segment hosting Majorana bound states (MBSs) at the opposite ends. It is demonstrated that if highly nonlocal and nonoverlapping MBSs are formed in the system, the zero-bias Andreev conductance through the dot exhibits characteristic isoconductance profiles with the shape depending on the spin asymmetry of the coupling between the dot and the topological superconductor. Otherwise, for overlapping MBSs with less degree of nonlocality, the conductance is insensitive to the spin polarization and the isoconductance signatures disappear. This allows to propose an alternative experimental protocol for probing the nonlocality of the MBSs in Majorana nanowires.


2021 ◽  
pp. 2100040
Author(s):  
Ana M. Calle ◽  
Pedro A. Orellana ◽  
Jorge A. Otálora

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