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Topological stability of Majorana zero-modes in superconductor-topological insulator systems

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2016-02-17 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We derive an index theorem for zero-energy Majorana fermion modes in a superconductor-topological insulator system in both two and three dimensions, which is valid for models with chiral symmetry as well as particle-hole symmetry. For more generic models without chiral symmetry, we suggest that Majorana zero-modes are classified by Z2_2.

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@article{arxiv.0911.2558,
  title  = {Topological stability of Majorana zero-modes in superconductor-topological insulator systems},
  author = {T. Fukui and T. Fujiwara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.2558},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

8 pages, v2:discussion on class D is revised, refs added, typos corrected. v3: typos corrected, almost final version