Yang, Guang and Stano, Peter and Klinovaja, Jelena and Loss, Daniel. (2016) Majorana bound states in magnetic skyrmions. Physical Review B, 93 (22). p. 8.
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Abstract
Magnetic skyrmions are highly mobile nanoscale topological spin textures. We show, both analytically and numerically, that a magnetic skyrmion of an even azimuthal winding number placed in proximity to an s-wave superconductor hosts a zero-energy Majorana bound state in its core, when the exchange coupling between the itinerant electrons and the skyrmion is strong. This Majorana bound state is stabilized by the presence of a spin-orbit interaction. We propose the use of a superconducting trijunction to realize non-Abelian statistics of such Majorana bound states.
Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Theoretical Nano/Quantum Physics (Klinovaja) 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Theoretische Physik Mesoscopics (Loss) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Loss, Daniel and Klinovaja, Jelena |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | American Physical Society |
ISSN: | 2469-9950 |
e-ISSN: | 2469-9969 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Last Modified: | 10 May 2017 10:52 |
Deposited On: | 20 Feb 2017 09:13 |
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