Induced p-wave superconductivity without spin-orbit interactions

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2015.08.002zbMATH Open1343.82005arXiv1507.05906OpenAlexW990701652MaRDI QIDQ307558FDOQ307558

Authors: Fernanda Deus, Mucio A. Continentino, Heron Caldas 

Publication date: 2 September 2016

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The study of Majorana fermions is of great importance for the implementation of a quantum computer. These modes are topologically protected and very stable. It is now well known that a p-wave superconducting wire can sustain, in its topological non-trivial phase, Majorana quasi-particles at its ends. Since this type of superconductor is not found in nature, many methods have been devised to implement it. Most of them rely on the spin-orbit interaction. In this paper we study the superconducting properties of a two-band system in the presence of antisymmetric hybridization. We consider inter-band attractive interactions and also an attractive interaction in one of the bands. We show that superconducting fluctuations with p-wave character are induced in the non-interacting band due to the combined effects of inter-band coupling and hybridization. In the case of a wire, this type of induced superconductivity gives rise to four Majorana modes at its ends. The long range correlation between the different charge states of these modes offers new possibilities for the implementation of protected q-bits.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.05906

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zbMATH Keywords

\(p\)-wave superconductorsBCS-BEC crossoverMajorana fermions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of superconductors (82D55) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10)

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