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手性约瑟夫森结中的反常h/2e周期性和马约拉纳零模

Anomalous h/2e Periodicity and Majorana Zero Modes in Chiral Josephson Junctions.

作者信息

Sun Zi-Ting, Hu Jin-Xin, Xie Ying-Ming, Law K T

机构信息

Department of Physics, <a href="https://ror.org/00q4vv597">Hong Kong University of Science and Technology</a>, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.

<a href="https://ror.org/03gv2xk61">RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)</a>, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.

出版信息

Phys Rev Lett. 2024 Aug 2;133(5):056601. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.056601.

Abstract

Recent experiments reported that quantum Hall chiral edge state-mediated Josephson junctions (chiral Josephson junctions) could exhibit Fraunhofer oscillations with a periodicity of either h/e [Vignaud et al., Nature (London) 624, 545 (2023)NATUAS0028-083610.1038/s41586-023-06764-4] or h/2e [Amet et al., Science 352, 966 (2016)SCIEAS0036-807510.1126/science.aad6203]. While the h/e-periodic component of the supercurrent had been anticipated theoretically before, the emergence of the h/2e periodicity is still not fully understood. In this Letter, we systematically study the Fraunhofer oscillations of chiral Josephson junctions. In chiral Josephson junctions, the chiral edge states coupled to the superconductors become chiral Andreev edge states. We find that in short junctions, the coupling of the chiral Andreev edge states can trigger the h/2e-magnetic flux periodicity. Our theory resolves the important puzzle concerning the appearance of the h/2e periodicity in chiral Josephson junctions. Furthermore, we explain that when the chiral Andreev edge states couple, a pair of localized Majorana zero modes appear at the ends of the Josephson junction, which are robust and independent of the phase difference between the two superconductors. As the h/2e periodicity and the Majorana zero modes have the same physical origin in the wide junction limit, the Fraunhofer oscillation period could be useful in identifying the regime with Majorana zero modes.

摘要

最近的实验报道,量子霍尔手性边缘态介导的约瑟夫森结(手性约瑟夫森结)可呈现周期为h/e [维尼奥德等人,《自然》(伦敦)624, 545 (2023)NATUAS0028 - 083610.1038/s41586 - 023 - 06764 - 4] 或h/2e [阿梅特等人,《科学》352, 966 (2016)SCIEAS0036 - 807510.1126/science.aad6203] 的夫琅禾费振荡。虽然超电流的h/e周期分量在理论上之前已被预期,但h/2e周期性的出现仍未被完全理解。在本信函中,我们系统地研究了手性约瑟夫森结的夫琅禾费振荡。在手性约瑟夫森结中,与超导体耦合的手性边缘态变为手性安德列夫边缘态。我们发现,在短结中,手性安德列夫边缘态的耦合可触发h/2e磁通量周期性。我们的理论解决了关于手性约瑟夫森结中h/2e周期性出现的重要谜题。此外,我们解释了,当手性安德列夫边缘态耦合时,在约瑟夫森结的两端会出现一对局域化的马约拉纳零模,它们是稳健的且与两个超导体之间的相位差无关。由于在宽结极限下h/2e周期性和马约拉纳零模具有相同的物理起源,夫琅禾费振荡周期可能有助于识别存在马约拉纳零模的区域。

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