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Non-Abelian Evolution of a Majorana Train in a Single Josephson Junction

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2019-09-02 v2

Abstract

Demonstration of non-Abelian anyon statistics often requires dynamical controls of a complicated device that are challenging in realistic situations. We propose a {\it single} Josephson junction to detect a non-Abelian statistics effect of Majorana fermions, formed by two finite-size ss-wave superconductors on a topological insulator under a magnetic field. At certain field strengths, a train of three localized Majorana fermions appears along the junction, while an extended chiral Majorana fermion encircles the train and the superconductors. A DC voltage bias across the junction causes the train to move and collide with the extended Majorana fermion. This involves interchange of fusion partners among the four Majorana fermions, leading to non-Abelian state evolution. The evolution gives rise to a 2nπ2n\pi fractional AC Josephson effect with an arbitrary integer n2n\ge2 tunable by the voltage.

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@article{arxiv.1808.08714,
  title  = {Non-Abelian Evolution of a Majorana Train in a Single Josephson Junction},
  author = {Sang-Jun Choi and H. -S. Sim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.08714},
  year   = {2019}
}