Conductance of a multi-Majorana island in the strong tunneling regime

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Abstract

We consider a mesoscopic superconducting island in a Coulomb blockade regime hosting more than two Majorana zero modes which are coupled to normal-metal leads. It has been predicted that such a system may exhibit a novel phenomenon dubbed as topological Kondo effect. We study transport properties of such an island in the strong tunneling limit and calculate the conductance matrix as a function of temperature and the gate voltage applied to the island. We construct a microscopic model explicitly incorporating the superconductor underlying the island, which we then study using the bosonization technique. This approach provides a more microscopic starting point than previous studies.

Presenters

  • Roman Lutchyn

    • Microsoft Station Q
    • Station Q, Microsoft Research
    • Microsoft Station Q Santa Barbara
    • Station Q, Microsoft Corp
    • Microsoft Corp

Authors

  • Jukka Vayrynen

    • Microsoft Station Q Santa Barbara
    • Microsoft Corp
  • Roman Lutchyn

    • Microsoft Station Q
    • Station Q, Microsoft Research
    • Microsoft Station Q Santa Barbara
    • Station Q, Microsoft Corp
    • Microsoft Corp