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8pi-periodic Josephson effect in time-reversal invariant interacting Rashba nanowires
Pedder, Christopher; Meng, Tobias; Tiwari, Rakesh et al.
2015
 

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Abstract :
[en] We investigate narrow quantum wires with strong Rashba spin-orbit coupling and electron-electron interactions. We show that virtual transitions between subbands lead to umklapp scattering which can open a partial gap in the spectrum even in the presence of time-reversal symmetry. Using the superconducting proximity effect to gap out the remaining modes, we show that the system can host zero-energy states at its edges, which are protected by time-reversal symmetry. We present the parameter regime in which these bound states will emerge. Similarly to Majorana bound states, they will produce a zero-bias peak in the differential conductance. In contrast to the Majorana fermions, however, their fourfold degeneracy leads to an 8π periodicity of the Josephson current due to tunneling of fractionalized excitations with charge e/2.
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Physics
Author, co-author :
Pedder, Christopher ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Physics and Materials Science Research Unit
Meng, Tobias;  Technical University of Dresden
Tiwari, Rakesh;  University of Basel
Schmidt, Thomas ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Physics and Materials Science Research Unit
Language :
English
Title :
8pi-periodic Josephson effect in time-reversal invariant interacting Rashba nanowires
Publication date :
July 2015
Name of the research project :
ATTRACT
Funders :
FNR - Fonds National de la Recherche [LU]
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