Fractionalization of Majorana-Ising-type quasiparticles

Autor: Sanches, J. E., Lustosa, L. T., Ricco, L. S., Shelykh, I. A., de Souza, M., Figueira, M. S., Seridonio, A. C.
Rok vydání: 2023
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.107.155144
Popis: We theoretically investigate the spectral properties of a quantum impurity (QI) hosting the here proposed {Majorana-Ising-type quasiparticle (MIQ) excitation}. It arises from the coupling between a finite topological superconductor (TSC) based on a chain of magnetic adatoms-superconducting hybrid system and an integer large spin $S$ flanking the QI. Noteworthy, the spin $S$ couples to the QI via the Ising-type exchange interaction. As the Majorana zero-modes (MZMs) at the edges of the TSC chain are overlapped, we counterintuitively find a regime wherein the Ising term modulates the localization of a fractionalized and resonant MZM at the QI site. Interestingly enough, the fermionic nature of this state is revealed as purely of electron tunneling-type and most astonishingly, it has the Andreev conductance completely null in its birth. Therefore, we find that a resonant edge state appears as a zero-mode and discuss it in terms of a poor man's Majorana[Nature 614, 445 (2023)].
Databáze: arXiv