Charge and spin edge currents in two-dimensional Floquet topological superconductors
P. D. Sacramento
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.214518 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
A time periodic driving on a topologically trivial system induces edge modes and topological properties. In this work we consider triplet and singlet superconductors subject to periodic variations of the chemical potential, spin-orbit coupling, and magnetization in both topologically trivial and nontrivial phases, and study their influence on the charge and spin currents that propagate along the edges of the two-dimensional system, for moderate to large driving frequencies. Currents associated with the edge modes are induced in the trivial phases and enhanced in the topological phases. In some cases there is a sign reversal of the currents as a consequence of the periodic driving. The edge states associated with the finite quasienergy states at the edge of the Floquet zone are in general robust, while the stability of the zero quasienergy states depends on the parameters. Also, the spin polarization of the Floquet spectrum quasienergies is strong as for the unperturbed topological phases. It is found that in some cases the unperturbed edge states are immersed in a continuum of states due to the perturbation, particularly if the driving frequency is not large enough. However, their contribution to the edge currents and spin polarization is still significant.
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