Topological Superfluid in one-dimensional Ultracold Atomic System with Spin-Orbit Coupling
Abstract
We propose a one-dimensional Hamiltonian which supports Majorana fermions when -wave superfluid appears in the ultracold atomic system and obtain the phase-separation diagrams both for the time-reversal-invariant case and time-reversal-symmetry-breaking case. From the phase-separation diagrams, we find that the single Majorana fermions exist in the topological superfluid region, and we can reach this region by tuning the chemical potential and spin-orbit coupling . Importantly, the spin-orbit coupling has realized in ultracold atoms by the recent experimental achievement of synthetic gauge field, therefore, our one-dimensional ultra-cold atomic system described by is a promising platform to find the mysterious Majorana fermions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1111.1952,
title = {Topological Superfluid in one-dimensional Ultracold Atomic System with Spin-Orbit Coupling},
author = {Zhongbo Yan and Xiaosen Yang and Shaolong Wan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.1952},
year = {2013}
}
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5 papers, 2 figures