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Topological superconductivity induced by a triple-Q magnetic structure

Superconductivity 2021-01-15 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We demonstrate that the recently discovered triple-Q (3Q) magnetic structure, when embedded in a magnet-superconductor hybrid (MSH) system, gives rise to the emergence of topological superconductivity. We investigate the structure of chiral Majorana edge modes at domain walls, and show that they can be distinguished from trivial in-gap modes through the spatial distribution of the induced supercurrents. Finally, we show that topological superconductivity in 3Q MSH systems is a robust phenomenon that does not depend on the relative alignment of the magnetic and superconducting layers, or on the presence of electronic degrees of freedom in the magnetic layer.

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@article{arxiv.2006.02039,
  title  = {Topological superconductivity induced by a triple-Q magnetic structure},
  author = {Jasmin Bedow and Eric Mascot and Thore Posske and Götz S. Uhrig and Roland Wiesendanger and Stephan Rachel and Dirk K. Morr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.02039},
  year   = {2021}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures, plus supplemental information

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