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Topological superconductivity induced by a triple-q magnetic structure

Jasmin Bedow, Eric Mascot, Thore Posske, Götz S. Uhrig, Roland Wiesendanger, Stephan Rachel, and Dirk K. Morr
Phys. Rev. B 102, 180504(R) – Published 16 November 2020
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Abstract

We demonstrate that the recently discovered triple-q (3q) magnetic structure, when embedded in a magnet-superconductor hybrid (MSH) system, gives rise to the emergence of topological superconductivity. We investigate the structure of chiral Majorana edge modes at domain walls, and show that they can be distinguished from trivial in-gap modes through the spatial distribution of the induced supercurrents. Finally, we show that topological superconductivity in 3q MSH systems is a robust phenomenon that does not depend on the relative alignment of the magnetic and superconducting layers, or on the presence of electronic degrees of freedom in the magnetic layer.

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  • Received 30 May 2020
  • Accepted 23 October 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.102.180504

©2020 American Physical Society

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Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Jasmin Bedow1,2, Eric Mascot1, Thore Posske3, Götz S. Uhrig2, Roland Wiesendanger4, Stephan Rachel5, and Dirk K. Morr1

  • 1University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
  • 2Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Physik I, TU Dortmund University, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
  • 3I. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, 20355 Hamburg, Germany
  • 4Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, 20355 Hamburg, Germany
  • 5School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3010, Australia

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Vol. 102, Iss. 18 — 1 November 2020

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