Conductance asymmetry in proximitized magnetic topological insulator junctions with Majorana modes

We theoretically discuss electronic transport via Majorana states in magnetic topological insulator-superconductor junctions with an asymmetric split of the applied bias voltage. We study normal-superconductor-normal (NSN) junctions made of narrow (wire-like) or wide (film-like) magnetic topological...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Di Miceli, Daniele, Zsurka, Eduárd, Legendre, Julian, Moors, Kristof, Schmidt, Thomas L., Serra, Llorenç
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/340287
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/340287
http://arxiv.org/abs/2303.16261v2
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Physics - Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect
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Sumario:We theoretically discuss electronic transport via Majorana states in magnetic topological insulator-superconductor junctions with an asymmetric split of the applied bias voltage. We study normal-superconductor-normal (NSN) junctions made of narrow (wire-like) or wide (film-like) magnetic topological insulator slabs with a central proximitized superconducting sector. The occurrence of charge non-conserving Andreev processes entails a nonzero conductance related to an electric current flowing to ground from the proximitized sector of the NSN junction. We show that topologically-protected Majorana modes require an antisymmetry of this conductance with respect to the point of equally split bias voltage across the junction.