Majorana corner states in D class

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Abstract

Majorana corner states (MCSs) in D class can naturally form a topological qubit. In this talk, we show that how to realize MCSs in two-dimensional topological insulators in the presence of both superconductivity and magnet. It is noted that there is only one MCS at each corner which is allowed due to the time-reversal symmetry broken. An edge theory is performed to clearly demonstrate the physics behind these results. At last, we study the spin property of MCSs and propose to use spin-resolved scanning tunneling microscope to detect their existence.

*This work is supported by National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0401003), NSFC (Grant No.11674114), and Thousand-Young-Talent program of China.

Presenters

  • Xin Liu

    • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    • School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
    • Department of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Authors

  • Xin Liu

    • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    • School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
    • Department of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Xiao-Hong Pan

    • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Kai-Jie Yang

    • Huazhong University of Science and Technology