Quantized charge transport in chiral Majorana edge modes
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Beitragende
Abstract
Majorana fermions can be realized as quasiparticles in topological superconductors, with potential applications in topological quantum computing. Recently, lattices of magnetic adatoms deposited on the surface of s-wave superconductors - Shiba lattices - have been proposed as a new platform for topological superconductivity. These systems possess the great advantage that they are accessible via scanning-probe techniques and thus enable the local manipulation and detection of Majorana modes. Using a nonequilibrium Green's function technique we demonstrate that the topological Majorana edge modes of nanoscopic Shiba islands display universal electronic and transport properties. Most remarkably, these Majorana modes possess a quantized charge conductance that is proportional to the topological Chern number, C, and carry a supercurrent whose chirality reflects the sign of C. These results establish nanoscopic Shiba islands as promising components in future topology-based devices.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | 205131 |
Fachzeitschrift | Physical Review B |
Jahrgang | 96 |
Ausgabenummer | 20 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 16 Nov. 2017 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |