Effect of disorder on the conductance of (non-) topological SN junctions

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/2014/11/P11017zbMATH Open1456.81111arXiv1408.4775OpenAlexW2066935260MaRDI QIDQ3301802FDOQ3301802

Yashar Komijani, Ian Affleck

Publication date: 11 August 2020

Published in: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: General multi-channel SN junctions fall into two topological classes depending on whether or not there is a Majorana mode localized at the junction. This is known to lead to different behaviour of the conductance in the presence of arbitrary disorder near the junction. We discuss these topological properties from two perspectives, one based on representing the disorder by a scattering matrix in series with that of a clean SN junction and one based on low energy field theory methods. The first approach is used to discuss the effect of an Ohmic contact between a quantum wire and a three dimensional metal far from the junction. The second is useful for treating interactions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1408.4775

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum information, communication, networks (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P45)

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• Topological superconductor–Luttinger liquid junctions

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