Majorana dc Josephson current mediated by a quantum dot. (5th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xu, Luting; Li, Xin-Qi; Sun, Qing-Feng
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 29:Number 19(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-04-05
• Subjects: Majorana state -- Josephson current -- nanowire; Condensed matter -- Periodicals; Matière condensée -- Périodiques; Vaste stoffen; Vloeistoffen; Natuurkunde; Electronic journals; Computer network resources; 530.4105
• DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/aa6661
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0953-8984

Abstract

Abstract: The Josephson supercurrent through a hybrid Majorana-quantum dot-Majorana junction is investigated. We particularly analyze the effect of spin-selective coupling between the Majorana and quantum dot states, which only emerges in the topological phase and will influence the current through bent junctions and/or in the presence of magnetic fields in the quantum dot. We find that the characteristic behavior of the supercurrent through this system is quite counterintuitive, differing remarkably from the resonant tunneling, e.g. through the similar (normal phase) superconductor-quantum dot-superconductor junction. Our analysis is carried out under the influence of the full set-up parameters and for both the 2 π and 4 π periodic currents. The present study is expected to be relevant to the future exploration of applications of Majorana-nanowire circuits.