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Testing for Majorana Zero Modes in a Px+iPy Superconductor at High Temperature by Tunneling Spectroscopy

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2008-12-30 v2 Superconductivity

Abstract

Directly observing a zero energy Majorana state in the vortex core of a chiral superconductor by tunneling spectroscopy requires energy resolution better than the spacing between core states Δ2/eF\Delta^2/eF. We show that nevertheless, its existence can be decisively tested by comparing the temperature broadened tunneling conductance of a vortex with that of an antivortex even at temperatures T>>Δ2/eFT >> \Delta^2/eF.

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@article{arxiv.0811.2557,
  title  = {Testing for Majorana Zero Modes in a Px+iPy Superconductor at High Temperature by Tunneling Spectroscopy},
  author = {Yaacov E. Kraus and Assa Auerbach and H. A. Fertig and Steven H. Simon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.2557},
  year   = {2008}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures