Observing Majorana bound States in p-Wave Superconductors Using Noise Measurements in Tunneling Experiments
C. J. Bolech, Eugene Demler
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.237002 · Physical Review Letters
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Abstract
The zero-energy bound states at the edges or vortex cores of chiral p-wave superconductors should behave like Majorana fermions. We introduce a model Hamiltonian that describes the tunneling process when electrons are injected into such states. Using a nonequilibrium Green function formalism, we find exact analytic expressions for the tunneling current and noise and identify experimental signatures of the Majorana nature of the bound states to be found in the shot noise. We discuss the results in the context of different candidate materials that support triplet superconductivity. Experimental verification of the Majorana character of midgap states would have important implications for the prospects of topological quantum computation.
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