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Detecting a quantum critical point in topological SN junctions

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2014-09-26 v3 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

A spin-orbit coupled quantum wire, with one end proximate to an s-wave superconductor, can become a topological superconductor, with a Majorana mode localized at each end of the superconducting region. It was recently shown that coupling one end of such a topological superconductor to twotwo normal channels of interacting electrons leads to a novel type of frustration and a quantum critical point when both channels couple with equal strength. We propose an experimental method to access this critical point in a singlesingle quantum wire and show its resilience to disorder.

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@article{arxiv.1408.3804,
  title  = {Detecting a quantum critical point in topological SN junctions},
  author = {Yashar Komijani and Ian Affleck},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.3804},
  year   = {2014}
}

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Accepted in Phys. Rev. B

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