Quantized Conductance of Majorana Zero Mode in the Vortex of the Topological Superconductor (Li0.84Fe0.16)OHFeSe

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作者
Chen, C. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Liu, Q. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Zhang, T. Z. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Li, D. [5 ]
Shen, P. P. [5 ]
Dong, X. L. [5 ]
Zhao, Z-X [5 ]
Zhang, T. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Feng, D. L. [1 ,2 ,3 ,6 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Fudan Univ, State Key Lab Surface Phys, Shanghai 2004332, Peoples R China
[2] Fudan Univ, Dept Phys, Shanghai 2004332, Peoples R China
[3] Collaborat Innovat Ctr Adv Microstruct, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[4] Sci & Technol Surface Phys & Chem Lab, Mianyang 621908, Peoples R China
[5] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Natl Lab Superconduct, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
[6] Univ Sci & Technol China, CAS Ctr Excellence Quantum Informat & Quantum Phy, Hefei Natl Lab Phys Sci Microscale, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China
[7] Univ Sci & Technol China, Dept Phys, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China
基金
国家重点研发计划; 中国国家自然科学基金;
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10.1088/0256-307X/36/5/057403
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The Majorana zero mode (MZM), which manifests as an exotic neutral excitation in superconductors, is the building block of topological quantum computing. It has recently been found in the vortices of several iron-based superconductors as a zero-bias conductance peak in tunneling spectroscopy. In particular, a clean and robust MZM has been observed in the cores of free vortices in (Li0.84Fe0.16)OHFeSe. Here using scanning tunneling spectroscopy, we demonstrate that Majorana-induced resonant Andreev reflection occurs between the STM tip and this zero-bias bound state, and consequently, the conductance at zero bias is quantized as 2e(2)/h. Our results present a hallmark signature of the MZM in the vortex of an intrinsic topological superconductor, together with its intriguing behavior.
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