Majorana Zero-Modes in a Two-Dimensional $p$-Wave Superconductor
Superconductivity
2017-08-23 v3 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We analyze the formation of Majorana zero-modes at the edge of a two-dimensional topological superconductor. In particular, we study a time-reversal-invariant triplet phase that is likely to exist in doped BiSe. Upon the introduction of an in-plane magnetic field to the superconductor, a gap is opened in the surface modes, which induces localized Majorana modes. The position of these modes can be simply manipulated by changing the orientation of the applied field, yielding novel methods for braiding these states with possible applications to topological quantum computation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1702.00898,
title = {Majorana Zero-Modes in a Two-Dimensional $p$-Wave Superconductor},
author = {Vo Tien Phong and Niels R. Walet and Francisco Guinea},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.00898},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
18 pages, 15 figures; updated discussion on projected Hamiltonian and added a table of realistic parameters