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二维拓扑绝缘体-超导体混合结构中的无序诱导亚能隙态和Majorana零能边模

Disorder-induced subgap states and Majorana zero-energy edge modes in two-dimensional topological insulator-superconductor hybrid structures

Hoi-Yin Hui, Jay D. Sau, S. Das Sarma

摘要:

与普遍认为的在二维拓扑绝缘体(TI)-超导体(SC)混合结构中作为束缚边态存在的Majorana零能模不受安德森定理的非磁性静态无序的影响相反,我们表明,这种对无序的保护并不存在于现实的多通道TI/SC/铁磁绝缘体(FI)三明治结构的实验相关性,因为时间-反转对称性在端Majorana模(MM)所在的SC/FI界面处被明确地局部破坏。我们发现,虽然MM本身和TI内的\emph{bulk}拓扑超导相确实普遍受到保护,不受无序,无序诱导的亚能隙状态一般在TI边缘引入由于FI/SC接口的存在,只要多个边缘通道被占用。我们讨论的影响,发现在现实的TI/SC/FI实验系统的边缘MM的检测和操作。

英文摘要:

Contrary to the widespread belief that Majorana zero-energy modes, existing as bound edge states in 2D topological insulator (TI)-superconductor (SC) hybrid structures, are unaffected by non-magnetic static disorder by virtue of Anderson's theorem, we show that such a protection against disorder does not exist in realistic multi-channel TI/SC/ferromagnetic insulator (FI) sandwich structures of experimental relevance since the time-reversal symmetry is explicitly broken locally at the SC/FI interface where the end Majorana mode (MM) resides. We find that although the MM itself and the \emph{bulk} topological superconducting phase inside the TI are indeed universally protected against disorder, disorder-induced subgap states are generically introduced at the TI edge due to the presence of the FI/SC interface as long as multiple edge channels are occupied. We discuss the implications of the finding for the detection and manipulation of the edge MM in realistic TI/SC/FI experimental systems of current interest.

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