Disorder robustness and protection of Majorana bound states in ferromagnetic chains on conventional superconductors
Oladunjoye A. Awoga, Kristofer Björnson, Annica M. Black-Schaffer
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.95.184511 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
Majorana bound states (MBSs) are well established in the clean limit in chains of ferromagnetically aligned impurities deposited on conventional superconductors with finite spin-orbit coupling. Here we show that these MBSs are very robust against disorder. By performing self-consistent calculations we find that the MBSs are protected as long as the surrounding superconductor show no large signs of inhomogeneity. We also find that longer chains offer more stability against disorder for the MBSs, albeit the minigap decreases, as do increasing strengths of spin-orbit coupling and superconductivity.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fe Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | — | Pressure not reported | unknown |
| Pb Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | — | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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