在以铁为基础的超导体中分散1DMajorana通道的证据
Zhenyu Wang1,2, Jorge Olivares Rodriguez1, Lin Jiao1
1Department of Physics and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
概括
研究人员观察到Majorana状态在FeSe$_{0.45}$Te$_{0.55}$的晶体域壁中传播. 这些发现表明,Majorana子可以存在于拓材料中的分散状态,而不仅仅是结合状态.
科学领域:
- 凝聚物质物理
- 拓材料科学
- 准粒子物理学
背景情况:
- 据预测,Majorana费米子是它们自己的反粒子,存在于类粒子激发中.
- 研究主要集中在Majorana绑定状态,但线性分散的Majorana状态也在理论上得到预测.
研究的目的:
- 通过实验来调查Majorana状态的存在和特性.
- 确定有利于观察这些状态的特定材料系统和条件.
主要方法:
- 使用扫描道光谱 (STS) 在FeSe$_{0.45}$Te$_{0.55}$中探测晶域壁.
- STS测量集中在这些DW的超导间隙内识别独特的电子签名.
主要成果:
- 在FeSe$_{0.45}$Te$_{0.55}$的DW中观察到超导间隙中的有限的平面密度.
- 这种标志着一维线性分散模式的特征,在非拓性FeSe中没有类似的DW.
- 观察到的DW表现出半单元的细胞格子转移,这是π相转移的特征.
结论:
- 实验数据强烈支持在近距离的拓材料FeSe$_{0.45}$Te$_{0.55}$中在π相位移域壁上分散的马约拉纳状态的观察.
- 这项工作为实现传播Majorana状态提供了证据,扩大了对凝聚物质Majorana物理学的理解.
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