Friday, March 8, 2013

1303.1539 (Taylor L. Hughes et al.)

Majorana zero modes in dislocations of Sr$_2$RuO$_4$    [PDF]

Taylor L. Hughes, Hong Yao, Xiao-Liang Qi
We study the topologically protected Majorana zero modes induced by lattice dislocations in chiral topological superconductors. Dislocations provide a new way to realize Majorana zero modes at zero magnetic field. In particular, we study several different types of dislocations in the candidate material ${\rm Sr_2RuO_4}.$ We also discuss the properties of linked dislocation lines and linked dislocation and flux lines. Various experimental consequences are predicted which provide a new approach to determine whether nature of the superconducting phase of ${\rm Sr_2RuO_4}.$
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1303.1539

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