Detecting Majorana bound states

被引：49

作者：

Benjamin, Colin ^{[1
]}

Pachos, Jiannis K. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Leeds, Sch Phys & Astron, Quantum Informat Grp, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2010年 / 81卷 / 08期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

TOPOLOGICAL QUANTUM COMPUTATION; AHARONOV-BOHM; RINGS; OSCILLATIONS; ANYONS;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevB.81.085101

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

We propose a set of interferometric methods on how to detect Majorana bound states induced by a topological insulator. The existence of these states can be easily determined by the conductance oscillations as function of magnetic flux and/or electric voltage. We study the system in the presence and absence of Majorana bound states and observe strikingly different behaviors. Importantly, we show that the presence of coupled Majorana bound states can induce a persistent current in absence of any external magnetic field.

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