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Article Dans Une Revue Comptes Rendus. Physique Année : 2017

Testing the formation of Majorana states using Majorana polarization

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We study the formation of Majorana states in superconductors using Majorana polarization, which can locally evaluate the Majorana character of a given state. We introduce the definition of the Majorana polarization vector and of the corresponding criterion to identify a Majorana state, and we apply it to some simple cases such as a one-dimensional wire with spin-orbit coupling, subject to a Zeeman magnetic field, and proximitized by a superconductor, as well as to an NS junction made with such a wire. We also apply this criterion to two-dimensional finite-size strips and squares subject to the same physical conditions. Our analysis demonstrates the necessity of using the Majorana polarization local order parameter to characterize the Majorana states, particularly in finite-size systems.
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cea-01626937 , version 1 (08-01-2018)

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Cristina Bena. Testing the formation of Majorana states using Majorana polarization. Comptes Rendus. Physique, 2017, 18, pp.349-357. ⟨10.1016/j.crhy.2017.09.005⟩. ⟨cea-01626937⟩
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