Subtle leakage of a Majorana mode into a quantum dot
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Resumo: | We investigate quantum transport through a quantum dot connected to source and drain leads and side coupled to a topological superconducting nanowire (Kitaev chain) sustaining Majorana end modes. Using a recursive Green's-function approach, we determine the local density of states of the system and find that the end Majorana mode of the wire leaks into the dot, thus, emerging as a unique dot level pinned to the Fermi energy εF of the leads. Surprisingly, this resonance pinning, resembling, in this sense, a Kondo resonance, occurs even when the gate-controlled dot level εdot(Vg) is far above or far below εF. The calculated conductance G of the dot exhibits an unambiguous signature for the Majorana end mode of the wire: In essence, an off-resonance dot [εdot(Vg)≠εF], which should have G=0, shows, instead, a conductance e2/2h over a wide range of Vg due to this pinned dot mode. Interestingly, this pinning effect only occurs when the dot level is coupled to a Majorana mode; ordinary fermionic modes (e.g., disorder) in the wire simply split and broaden (if a continuum) the dot level. We discuss experimental scenarios to probe Majorana modes in wires via these leaked/pinned dot modes. © 2014 American Physical Society. |
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Subtle leakage of a Majorana mode into a quantum dotWe investigate quantum transport through a quantum dot connected to source and drain leads and side coupled to a topological superconducting nanowire (Kitaev chain) sustaining Majorana end modes. Using a recursive Green's-function approach, we determine the local density of states of the system and find that the end Majorana mode of the wire leaks into the dot, thus, emerging as a unique dot level pinned to the Fermi energy εF of the leads. Surprisingly, this resonance pinning, resembling, in this sense, a Kondo resonance, occurs even when the gate-controlled dot level εdot(Vg) is far above or far below εF. The calculated conductance G of the dot exhibits an unambiguous signature for the Majorana end mode of the wire: In essence, an off-resonance dot [εdot(Vg)≠εF], which should have G=0, shows, instead, a conductance e2/2h over a wide range of Vg due to this pinned dot mode. Interestingly, this pinning effect only occurs when the dot level is coupled to a Majorana mode; ordinary fermionic modes (e.g., disorder) in the wire simply split and broaden (if a continuum) the dot level. We discuss experimental scenarios to probe Majorana modes in wires via these leaked/pinned dot modes. © 2014 American Physical Society.Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais 38400-902Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo 13560-970Departamento de Física e Química, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo 15385-000Departamento de Física e Química, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo 15385-000Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)Universidade de São Paulo (USP)Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Vernek, E.Penteado, P. H.Seridonio, A. C. [UNESP]Egues, J. C.2022-04-29T07:14:50Z2022-04-29T07:14:50Z2014-04-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.89.165314Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, v. 89, n. 16, 2014.1550-235X1098-0121http://hdl.handle.net/11449/22772410.1103/PhysRevB.89.1653142-s2.0-84899758517Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physicsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-07-10T14:07:38Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/227724Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T17:41:55.003526Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Subtle leakage of a Majorana mode into a quantum dot Vernek, E. |
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Vernek, E. |
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Vernek, E. Penteado, P. H. Seridonio, A. C. [UNESP] Egues, J. C. |
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Penteado, P. H. Seridonio, A. C. [UNESP] Egues, J. C. |
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Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
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Vernek, E. Penteado, P. H. Seridonio, A. C. [UNESP] Egues, J. C. |
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We investigate quantum transport through a quantum dot connected to source and drain leads and side coupled to a topological superconducting nanowire (Kitaev chain) sustaining Majorana end modes. Using a recursive Green's-function approach, we determine the local density of states of the system and find that the end Majorana mode of the wire leaks into the dot, thus, emerging as a unique dot level pinned to the Fermi energy εF of the leads. Surprisingly, this resonance pinning, resembling, in this sense, a Kondo resonance, occurs even when the gate-controlled dot level εdot(Vg) is far above or far below εF. The calculated conductance G of the dot exhibits an unambiguous signature for the Majorana end mode of the wire: In essence, an off-resonance dot [εdot(Vg)≠εF], which should have G=0, shows, instead, a conductance e2/2h over a wide range of Vg due to this pinned dot mode. Interestingly, this pinning effect only occurs when the dot level is coupled to a Majorana mode; ordinary fermionic modes (e.g., disorder) in the wire simply split and broaden (if a continuum) the dot level. We discuss experimental scenarios to probe Majorana modes in wires via these leaked/pinned dot modes. © 2014 American Physical Society. |
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