Localized Many-Particle Majorana Modes with Vanishing Time-Reversal Symmetry Breaking in Double Quantum Dots

被引:9
作者
Wright, Anthony R. [1 ]
Veldhorst, Menno [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, Sch Math & Phys, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
[2] Univ New S Wales, Sch Elect Engn & Telecommun, ARC Ctr Excellence Quantum Computat & Commun Tech, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
TOPOLOGICAL INSULATOR; SUPERCURRENT; STATES; STATISTICS; TRANSPORT; SURFACE;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.096801
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We introduce the concept of spinful many-particle Majorana modes with local odd operator products, thereby preserving their local statistics. We consider a superconductor-double-quantum-dot system where these modes can arise with negligible Zeeman splitting when Coulomb interactions are present. We find a reverse Mott-insulator transition, where the even- and odd-parity bands become degenerate. Above this transition, Majorana operators move the system between the odd-parity ground state, associated with elastic cotunneling, and the even- parity ground state, associated with crossed Andreev reflection. These Majorana modes are described in terms of one, three, and five operator products. Parity conservation results in a 4 pi periodic supercurrent in the even state and no supercurrent in the odd state.
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