Topological superconductivity and fractional Josephson effect in quasi-one dimensional wires on a plane
E. Nakhmedov+*, S. Mammadova+, O. Alekperov+
+Institute of Physics, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, AZ1143 Baku, Azerbaijan
*Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Würzburg, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany
Abstract
A time-reversal invariant topological superconductivity is suggested
to be
realized in a quasi-one
dimensional structure on a plane, which is fabricated by filling the
superconducting
materials into the periodic channel
of dielectric matrices like zeolite and asbestos under high pressure. The
topological superconducting phase
sets up in the presence of large spin-orbit interactions when intra-wire
s-wave and inter-wire
d-wave pairings take place.
Kramers pairs of Majorana bound states emerge at the edges of each wire. We
analyze effects of Zeeman magnetic
field on Majorana zero-energy states. In-plane magnetic field was shown to
make asymmetric the energy dispersion,
nevertheless Majorana fermions survive due to protection of a particle-hole
symmetry.
Tunneling of Majorana quasi-particle from the end of one wire to the
nearest-neighboring one yields edge fractional Josephson current with
4π-periodicity.