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三维拓扑绝缘体中的Andreev束缚态和电流-相位关系

Andreev bound states and current-phase relations in three-dimensional topological insulators

M. Snelder, M. Veldhorst, A. A. Golubov, A. Brinkman

摘要:

为了指导马约拉纳费米子的搜索,我们理论上研究超导体/拓扑/超导体(S/TI/S)结在实验相关的制度。我们发现,在这些系统中存在的显着的功能,包括由于隧道通过马约拉纳状态的Andreev束缚态(ABS)的两倍的周期性,仍然可以存在于高电子密度。我们表明,通过列入磁性层,这4 π周期ABS仍然可以观察到在三维拓扑绝缘体,其中有限的角度入射通常会导致在零能量的间隙开放,因此在2 π周期ABS的结果。此外,我们研究了约瑟夫森结的特性,发现可以通过调节磁化方向和磁化幅度来控制和减小带隙的大小。这些发现为设计S/3DTI/S连接的实验铺平了道路。

英文摘要:

To guide the search for the Majorana fermion, we theoretically study superconductor/topological/superconductor (S/TI/S) junctions in an experimentally relevant regime. We find that the striking features present in these systems, including the doubled periodicity of the Andreev bound states (ABSs) due to tunneling via Majorana states, can still be present at high electron densities. We show that via the inclusion of magnetic layers, this 4pi periodic ABS can still be observed in three-dimensional topological insulators, where finite angle incidence usually results in the opening of a gap at zero energy and hence results in a 2pi periodic ABS. Furthermore, we study the Josephson junction characteristics and find that the gap size can be controlled and decreased by tuning the magnetization direction and amplitude. These findings pave the way for designing experiments on S/3DTI/S junctions.

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