Conductance spectroscopy on Majorana wires and the inverse proximity effect

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作者
Danon, Jeroen [1 ]
Hansen, Esben B. [2 ,3 ]
Flensberg, Karsten [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, NTNU, Dept Phys, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
[2] Univ Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Inst, Ctr Quantum Devices, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
[3] Univ Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Inst, Stn Q Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
SUPERCONDUCTOR; FERMIONS; EQUATION;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.96.125420
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Recent experimental searches for signatures of Majorana-type excitations in proximitized semiconducting nanowires involve conductance spectroscopy, where the evidence sought after is a robust zero-bias peak (in longer wires) and its characteristic field-dependent splitting (in shorter wires). Although experimental results partially confirm the theoretical predictions, commonly observed discrepancies still include (i) a zero-bias peak that is significantly lower than the predicted value of 2e(2)/h and (ii) the absence of the expected "Majorana oscillations" of the lowest-energy modes at higher magnetic fields. Here, we investigate how the inevitable presence of a normal drain lead connected to the hybrid wire can affect the conductance spectrum of the hybrid wire. We present numerical results using a one-band model for the proximitized nanowire, where the superconductor is considered to be in the diffusive regime, described by semiclassical Green functions. We show how the presence of the normal drain could (at least partially) account for the observed discrepancies, and we complement this with analytic results providing more insights in the underlying physics.
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