| Autor: |
Maximilian F. Holst, Manfred Sigrist, Mark H. Fischer |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Physical Review Research, Vol 4, Iss 1, p 013244 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2643-1564 |
| DOI: |
10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.013244 |
| Popis: |
The bulk-boundary correspondence guarantees topologically protected edge states in a two-dimensional topological superconductor. Unlike in topological insulators, these edge states are, however, not connected to a quantized (spin) current as the electron number is not conserved in a Bogolyubov–de Gennes Hamiltonian. Still, edge currents are in general present. Here we use the two-dimensional Rashba system as an example to systematically analyze the effect symmetry reductions have on the order-parameter mixing and the edge properties in a superconductor of Altland-Zirnbauer class DIII (time-reversal-symmetry preserving) and D (time-reversal-symmetry breaking). In particular, we employ both Ginzburg-Landau and microscopic modeling to analyze the bulk superconducting properties and edge currents appearing in a strip geometry. We find edge (spin) currents independent of bulk topology and associated topological edge states which evolve continuously even when going through a phase transition into a topological state. Our findings emphasize the importance of symmetry over topology for the understanding of the nonquantized edge currents. |
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