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arXiv 2010.04735cond-mat.supr-concond-mat.mtrl-sci
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LiFeAs超导体中的可调涡旋Majorana零模

Tunable vortex Majorana zero modes in LiFeAs superconductor

Lingyuan Kong, Lu Cao, Shiyu Zhu, Michał Papaj, Guangyang Dai, Geng Li, Peng Fan, Wenyao Liu, Fazhi Yang, Xiancheng Wang, Shixuan Du, Changqing Jin, Liang Fu, H… 展开作者

Lingyuan Kong, Lu Cao, Shiyu Zhu, Michał Papaj, Guangyang Dai, Geng Li, Peng Fan, Wenyao Liu, Fazhi Yang, Xiancheng Wang, Shixuan Du, Changqing Jin, Liang Fu, Hong-Jun Gao, Hong Ding

摘要:

最近在铁基超导体(FeSC)涡旋中实现了原始的Majorana零模(MZM),为长期寻求的容错量子计算提供了一个有前途的平台。MZM和最低激发之间的大拓扑间隙使得能够详细表征这些材料中的涡旋MZM。尽管取得了这些成就,但在这个新的马约拉纳平台上,基于MZM编织的拓扑量子计算的实际实现仍然难以捉摸。其中最紧迫的问题是缺乏可控的调整方法的涡流MZM和不均匀性的FeSC马约拉纳化合物,破坏MZM在编织过程中。因此,在化学计量组成的真正均匀的化合物中实现可调涡旋MZM并且具有电荷中性的裂解表面是非常期望的。在这里,我们实验证明,化学计量比超导体LiFeAs是一个很好的候选人,以克服这两个障碍。使用扫描隧道显微镜,我们发现,MZM,这是不存在于自然表面,可以出现在受原生杂质的涡旋。我们详细的分析和模型计算阐明了这种材料中MZMs出现的机制,为通过静电门控等可控方法实现MZMs可调铺平了道路。MZM在这种均匀材料中的可调谐性为操纵和编织MZM提供了前所未有的平台,MZM是拓扑量子计算的基本成分。

英文摘要:

The recent realization of pristine Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in vortices of iron-based superconductors (FeSCs) provides a promising platform for long-sought-after fault-tolerant quantum computation. A large topological gap between the MZMs and the lowest excitations enabled detailed characterization of vortex MZMs in those materials. Despite those achievements, a practical implementation of topological quantum computation based on MZM braiding remains elusive in this new Majorana platform. Among the most pressing issues are the lack of controllable tuning methods for vortex MZMs and inhomogeneity of the FeSC Majorana compounds that destroys MZMs during the braiding process. Thus, the realization of tunable vortex MZMs in a truly homogeneous compound of stoichiometric composition and with a charge neutral cleavage surface is highly desirable. Here we demonstrate experimentally that the stoichiometric superconductor LiFeAs is a good candidate to overcome these two obstacles. Using scanning tunneling microscopy, we discover that the MZMs, which are absent on the natural surface, can appear in vortices influenced by native impurities. Our detailed analysis and model calculations clarify the mechanism of emergence of MZMs in this material, paving a way towards MZMs tunable by controllable methods such as electrostatic gating. The tunability of MZMs in this homogeneous material offers an unprecedented platform to manipulate and braid MZMs, the essential ingredients for topological quantum computation.

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