Tomography of Zero-Energy End Modes in Topological Superconducting Wires

We describe the Majorana zero modes in topological hybrid superconductor-semiconductor wires with spin-orbit coupling and magnetic field, in terms of generalized Bloch coordinates φ , θ , δ . When the spin-orbit coupling and the magnetic field are perpendicular, φ and δ are universal in an appropria...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Aligia, Armando Angel, Perez Daroca, Diego Raul, Arrachea, Liliana del Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/172030
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/172030
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MAJORANES FERMIONS
TOPOLOGICAL SUPERCONDUCTORS
JOSEPHSON EFFECT
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Sumario:We describe the Majorana zero modes in topological hybrid superconductor-semiconductor wires with spin-orbit coupling and magnetic field, in terms of generalized Bloch coordinates φ , θ , δ . When the spin-orbit coupling and the magnetic field are perpendicular, φ and δ are universal in an appropriate coordinate system. We show how to extract the angle θ from the behavior of the Josephson current-phase relation, which enables tomography of the Majorana modes. Simple analytical expressions describe accurately the numerical results.